General Sánchez Cerro Province

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Provincia de General Sánchez Cerro^[1][2]

Location in the Moquegua Region
Country Region	Peru Moquegua
Founded	April 3, 1936
Capital	Omate
Area	5,681.71 km2
Population  - Total  - Density	25,809 (2005 census) 4.5/km2
Mayor	Mauricio Jose Nina Juarez (2007)
Subdivisions	11 districts
UBIGEO	1802

The General Sánchez Cerro Province is the smallest of three provinces in the Moquegua Region of Peru.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Political division 3 Capital 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Boundaries

• North: Arequipa Region
• East: Puno Region
• South: Mariscal Nieto Province
• West: Arequipa Region

[edit] Political division

The province is divided into eleven districts, which are:

• Omate
• Chojata
• Coalaque
• Ichuña
• La Capilla
• Lloque
• Matalaque
• Puquina
• Quinistaquillas
• Ubinas
• Yunga

[edit] Capital

The capital of the province is the city of Omate.

[edit] See also

• Moquegua Region
• Peru

[edit] References

1. ^ (Spanish) INEI
2. ^ (Spanish) IPAM