Trujillo

The temple in Trujillo Peru will serve more than 88,000 members of the church in the areas surrounding Trujillo. Missionaries were first assigned to Trujillo in 1960. The first stake in Trujillo was organized in 1978, there are currently seven stakes in the city of Trujillo. For members in Trujillo it can take 9-10 hours by bus to travel to the Lima, Peru temple. The total population in Trujillo is more than 682,000 people. In 1998 there were three stakes created in the city of Trujillo. Since 1998 there has not been any new stakes created in this city.