The seaport Paita is located at 05°05′S 81°06′W on a small
peninsula south of the mouth of the Río Chira on an area of 1,785 km².
Paita faces on the Bay of Paita, and is sheltered from southerly winds by a
headland called Punta Paita and by a large hill called Silla de Paita.
90 km to the south east is the capital of the Piura Region, Piura, and
160 km to the south is located Chiclayo, commercial centre of the
Lambayeque region
