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Main Resources: Tobacco, banana, shellfishes, fish and petroleum. Population: 167,000 inhabitants. Its capital is Tumbes, with 74,601 inhabitants. Number of Provinces and Districts: 3 provinces and 12 districts. Date of Foundation: As department, November 25th, 1942. Typical Foods: Cebiche de conchas negras, caldo de bolas de banana, antecoco. Fauna: Conchas negras and other mollusks. Swordfish, mero, lobsters and langostinos. Crocodiles of the Tumbes river, deers and sajinos. Flora: Carob tree, salvajina, orchids.
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