Mariscal Nieto Province

Mariscal Nieto
Province

Plaza de Armas in the capital Moquegua

Location of Mariscal Nieto in the Moquegua Region
Country Peru
Region Moquegua
Founded April 3, 1936
Capital Moquegua
Government
 • Mayor Edmundo Eliseo Coayla Olivera (2007)
Area
 • Total 8,671.58 km2 (3,348.12 sq mi)
Elevation 1,410 m (4,630 ft)
Population
 • Total 70,460
 • Density 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
UBIGEO 1801
Website http://www.munimoquegua.gob.pe
Cathedral of Moquegua

The Mariscal Nieto Province (Spanish mariscal marshal) is the largest of three provinces that make up the Moquegua Region of Peru.[1][2] The capital of the province is the city of Moquegua.

Boundaries

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:[3]

Political division

The province is divided into six districts, which are:

District Capital Mayor
Moquegua Moquegua Edmundo Eliseo Coayla Olivera
Carumas Carumas Luis Victor Salas Casilla
Cuchumbaya Cuchumbaya Guido Maquera Cuayla
Samegua Samegua Renso Milthon Florencio Quiroz Vargas
San Cristóbal Calacoa Rogelio Leonardo Vizcarra Taco
Torata Torata Higinio Zoilo Cabana Diaz

Ethnic groups

The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Aymara and Quechua descent. Spanish, however, is the language which the majority of the population (79.51%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.65% of the residents started speaking using the Aymara language and 4.45% using Quechua (2007 Peru Census).[4]

References

  1. ↑ (Spanish) INEI
  2. ↑ (Spanish) IPAM
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Nieto Province (Tacna Region)
  4. ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

Coordinates: 17°12′S 70°56′W / 17.200°S 70.933°W / -17.200; -70.933

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