General Sánchez Cerro province

General Sánchez Cerro
Province
Ubinas volcano in the province of General Sánchez Cerro
Ubinas volcano in the province of General Sánchez Cerro
Flag of General Sánchez Cerro
Flag
Coat of arms of General Sánchez Cerro
Coat of arms
Location of General Sánchez Cerro in the Moquegua Region
Location of General Sánchez Cerro in the Moquegua Region
CountryPeru
RegionMoquegua
CapitalOmate
Government
 • MayorMauricio Jose Nina Juarez (2007)
Area
 • Total
5,681.71 km2 (2,193.72 sq mi)
Elevation
2,166 m (7,106 ft)
Population
 • Total
25,809
 • Density4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
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General Sánchez Cerro is the smallest of three provinces in the Moquegua Region of Peru.[1][2] The capital of the province is Omate. The province was named after the former Peruvian army officer and president Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro.

Boundaries

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the province is the Ubinas volcano. Other mountains are listed below:[3]

Political division

The province is divided into eleven districts, which are:

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 (60.36%) learnt to speak in childhood, 37.45% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language and 1.98% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) INEI Archived 1997-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ (in Spanish) IPAM
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the provinces of General Sánchez Cerro (Tacna Region), Mariscal Nieto (Tacna Region) and Puno 1 (Puno Region)
  4. ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

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