Map of Talara, Peru

Talara is a city in Piura, Peru, with a population of about 99,074. It lies at 4.5772°S, 81.2719°W. Talara is about 952 km (592 mi) northwest of Lima, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Paita, 60 km to the south.

Talara at a glance

Where is Talara?

• The 25th largest city in Peru by recorded population.
• The 4th largest city in Piura on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 51 min on the shortest day to 12 h 23 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Talara

• Paita — 60 km south
• Sullana — 74 km southeast
• San Martin — 95 km southeast
• Piura — 99 km southeast
• Catacaos — 101 km southeast
• La Unión — 109 km southeast
• Chulucanas — 136 km southeast
• Tumbes — 145 km northeast
• Huaquillas — 168 km northeast, Ecuador
• Santa Rosa — 192 km northeast, Ecuador

Largest cities in Piura

• Piura — 630,000
• Sullana — 160,789
• San Martin — 130,000
• Chulucanas — 68,835
• Catacaos — 57,304
• Paita — 56,151
• La Unión — 34,834

Largest cities in Peru

• Lima — 7,737,002
• Callao — 1,226,200
• Arequipa — 1,195,700
• Trujillo — 1,067,700
• Piura — 630,000
• Chiclayo — 609,400
• Huancayo — 456,250
• Cusco — 428,450
• Iquitos — 377,609
• Pucallpa — 326,040

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.