Mariscal Nieto | |
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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 | Abraham Alejandro Cárdenas Romero (2019-2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 8,671.58 km2 (3,348.12 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,410 m (4,630 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 85,349 |
• Density | 9.8/km2 (25/sq mi) |
UBIGEO | 1801 |
Website | http://www.munimoquegua.gob.pe |
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.
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: [3]
The province is divided into six districts, which are:
District | Capital | Mayor |
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Moquegua | Moquegua | Abraham Alejandro Cárdenas Romero |
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 |
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]
Mariscal Nieto | |
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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 | Abraham Alejandro Cárdenas Romero (2019-2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 8,671.58 km2 (3,348.12 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,410 m (4,630 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 85,349 |
• Density | 9.8/km2 (25/sq mi) |
UBIGEO | 1801 |
Website | http://www.munimoquegua.gob.pe |
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.
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: [3]
The province is divided into six districts, which are:
District | Capital | Mayor |
---|---|---|
Moquegua | Moquegua | Abraham Alejandro Cárdenas Romero |
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 |
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]