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Piura (Quechua: Piwra) is city in northwestern Peru located in the Sechura Desert on the Piura River. It is the capital of the Piura Region and the Piura Province. Its population was 484,475 as of 2017.
It was here that Spanish Conqueror Francisco Pizarro founded the third Spanish city in South America and first in Peru, San Miguel de Piura, in July 1532.
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State | Friuli Venezia Giulia |
Country | Italy |
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Population | 306 |
Barcis (Friulian: Barce) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pordenone in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located in the Valcellina about 110 kilometres (68 mi) northwest of Trieste and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Pordenone.