Rioja Province

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Rioja
Location of Rioja in the San Martín region
Country	Peru
Region	San Martín
Capital	Rioja
Area
Area Elevation (capital)	2,535.04 km2
Population (as of the 2005 Census)
Population  - Total  - Density	92.222 (2002 estimate) 36.4/km²
Subdivisions	9 districts
UBIGEO	2208
Official website
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The Rioja Province is one of 10 provinces of the San Martín Region in northern Peru.

[edit] Location

The province is bordered to the north and east by the Moyobamba Province and to the south and west by the Amazonas Region. The province has a population of 90,000 inhabitants. Its capital is Rioja. The area of the province is 2,535.04 square kilometers.

[edit] Political division

The province is divided into nine districts.

• Awajun (Bajo Naranjillo)
• Elias Soplin Vargas (Segunda Jerusalén)
• Nueva Cajamarca (Nueva Cajamarca)
• Pardo Miguel (Naranjos)
• Posic (Posic)
• Rioja (Rioja)
• San Fernando (San Fernando)
• Yorongos (Yorongos)
• Yuracyacu (Yuracyacu)

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