Political Division
The region is divided into three provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular: provincia), which are composed of twelve districts (distritos, singular: distrito).
The provinces, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:
- Contralmirante Villar (Zorritos)
- Tumbes (Tumbes)
- Zarumilla (Zarumilla)
Read more about this topic: Tumbes Region
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