Rioja province, Peru

Not to be confused with La Rioja Province, Spain or La Rioja Province, Argentina.

Rioja
Province
Location of Rioja in the San Martín Region
Country	Peru
Region	San Martín
Capital	Rioja
Area
• Total	2,535.04 km^2 (978.78 sq mi)
Population  (2002 estimate)
• Total	92.222
• Density	0.036/km^2 (0.094/sq mi)
UBIGEO	2208

Rioja is one of ten provinces of the San Martín Region in northern Peru.

Location

The province is bordered to the north and east by the province of Moyobamba and to the south and west by the Amazonas Region. The province has a population of 90,000 inhabitants. Its capital is Rioja. The area of the province is 2,535.04 square kilometers (978.78 sq mi).

Political division

The province is divided into nine districts.

• Awajun (Bajo Naranjillo)
• Elias Soplin Vargas (Segunda Jerusalén)
• Nueva Cajamarca (Nueva Cajamarca)
• Pardo Miguel (Naranjos)
• Posic (Posic)
• Rioja (Rioja)
• San Fernando (San Fernando)
• Yorongos (Yorongos)
• Yuracyacu (Yuracyacu)

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