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'''Virú''' is a town in Northern [[Peru]], capital of the province [[Virú Province|Virú]] in the region [[La Libertad Region|La Libertad]]. This town is located 48 km south [[Trujillo, Peru|Trujillo]] city and is primarily an agricultural center in the [[Viru Valley]]. |
'''Virú''' is a town in Northern [[Peru]], capital of the province [[Virú Province|Virú]] in the region [[La Libertad Region|La Libertad]]. This town is located 48 km south [[Trujillo, Peru|Trujillo]] city and is primarily an agricultural center in the [[Viru Valley]]. |
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In the 1960s around 850 families lived in the town. Around 60% of the population worked in agriculture while the remaining 40% worked in shops and services. The town had a movie theater, a hospital and a secondary school.<ref name="McClintock 2014 p. 102">{{cite book | last=McClintock | first=C. | title=Peasant Cooperatives and Political Change in Peru | publisher=Princeton University Press | series=Princeton Legacy Library | year=2014 | isbn=978-1-4008-5448-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vbj_AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA102 | access-date=2024-02-24 | page=102}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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Latest revision as of 23:08, 25 April 2024
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Virú | |
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Town | |
  Virú | |
| Coordinates: 8°24′51.59″S 78°45′8.50″W / 8.4143306°S 78.7523611°W | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | La Libertad |
| Province | Virú |
| District | Virú |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ney Gámez |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
Virú is a town in Northern Peru, capital of the province Virú in the region La Libertad. This town is located 48 km south Trujillo city and is primarily an agricultural center in the Viru Valley.
In the 1960s around 850 families lived in the town. Around 60% of the population worked in agriculture while the remaining 40% worked in shops and services. The town had a movie theater, a hospital and a secondary school.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ McClintock, C. (2014). Peasant Cooperatives and Political Change in Peru. Princeton Legacy Library. Princeton University Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-4008-5448-6. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
8°24′51.59″S 78°45′8.50″W / 8.4143306°S 78.7523611°W
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