San Marcos Province

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San Marcos

Location of San Marcos in the Cajamarca region
Country Flag of Peru Peru
Region Cajamarca
Founded December 11, 1982
Capital San Marcos
Area
Area
Elevation (capital)		 1,362.32 km2
Population (as of the 2005 Census)
Population
 - Total
 - Density
51,717
38/km² 
Mayor Flavio Carlos Machuca Romero
Subdivisions 7 districts
UBIGEO 0610
Official website
www.munisanmarcos.gob.pe

The San Marcos Province is one of the thirteen provinces in the Cajamarca Region of Peru. It was created by Law No. 23508 on December 11, 1982 by president Fernando Belaunde Terry.[1] It has a mountainous territory which varies in height from 1,500 to more than 4,000 meters above sea level. The province is crossed by several rivers, the most important of which is the Marañón.[2]

[edit] Political division

The province is divided into seven districts.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ (Spanish) Municipalidad Provincial de San Marcos, Historia. Retrieved on November 4, 2007.
  2. ^ (Spanish) Municipalidad Provincial de San Marcos, Ubicación. Retrieved on November 4, 2007.
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