Department of La Libertad

La Libertad Departamento de La Libertad (Spanish)
Department
Lake Cañoncillo
Flag Seal
Location of the La Libertad Region in Peru
Country	Peru
Subdivisions	12 provinces and 83 districts
Capital	Trujillo
Government
• Body	Regional Council of La Libertad
• Governor	César Acuña (2023–2026)
• Congressmen	7 Congressman • Segundo Héctor Acuña Peralta • Magaly Rosmery Ruiz Rodríguez • Víctor Seferino Flores Ruíz • Diego Alonso Bazán Calderón • Luis Roberto Kamiche Morante • Juan Bartolomé Burgos Oliveros •Carlos Enrique Alva Rojas
Area
• Total	25,499.9 km2 (9,845.6 sq mi)
Elevation (Capital)	34 m (112 ft)
Highest elevation	4,008 m (13,150 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Total	1,778,080
• Density	70/km2 (180/sq mi)
UBIGEO	13
Dialing code	044
ISO 3166 code	PE-LAL
Principal resources	Nation's largest sugar cane producer, and second-largest producer of rice.
Poverty rate	18.4%
Percentage of Peru's GDP	4.18%
Website	www.regionlalibertad.gob.pe

La Libertad (Spanish pronunciation: [la liβeɾˈtað]; in English: The Liberty) is a department and region in northwestern Peru. Formerly it was known as the Department of La Libertad (Departamento de La Libertad). It is bordered by the Lambayeque, Cajamarca and Amazonas regions on the north, the San Martín Region on the east, the Ancash and Huánuco regions on the south and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital is Trujillo, which is the nation's third biggest city. The region's main port is Salaverry, one of Peru's largest ports. The name of the region is Spanish for "freedom" or "liberty"; it was named in honor of the Intendancy of Trujillo's proclaiming independence from Spain in 1820 and fighting for that. It is the ninth smallest department in Peru, but it is also its second-most populous department after Piura and its second-most densely populated department after Lambayeque.