San Miguel Province

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San Miguel

Location of San Miguel in the Cajamarca region
Coat of Arms
Country Flag of Peru Peru
Region Cajamarca
Founded September 29, 1964
Capital San Miguel de Pallaques
Area
Area
Elevation (capital)		 2,542.08 km2
Population (as of the 2005 Census)
Population
 - Total
 - Density
56,497
22.2/km² 
Mayor Guillermo Espinoza Rodas
Subdivisions 13 districts
UBIGEO 0611
Official website
www.munisanmiguel-cajamarca.com

The San Miguel Province is one of the thirteen provinces in the Cajamarca Region of Peru. It was created by Law No. 15152 on September 29, 1964 by president Fernando Belaunde Terry.[1] It has a mountainous territory which varies in height from 500 to more than 4,000 meters above sea level. As a result there is a great diversity of climates ranging from hot and dry at lower altitudes to cold and rainy at higher levels.[2] Herding is an important economic activity thanks to the existence of extensive pastures. Its main product is cow's milk which is either sold outside the province or transformed into dairy products such as cheese. There are several gold mines in production in the higher regions of the province. There's also an important handicraft industry mainly devoted to textiles made out of cotton or wool.[3]

[edit] Political division

The province is divided into thirteen districts.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ (Spanish) Municipalidad Provincial de San Miguel, San Miguel en la República. Retrieved on November 4, 2007.
  2. ^ (Spanish) Municipalidad Provincial de San Miguel, Aspecto Geofísico. Retrieved on November 4, 2007.
  3. ^ (Spanish) Municipalidad Provincial de San Miguel, Producción. Retrieved on November 4, 2007.
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