Mariscal Nieto Province
Province in Moquegua, Peru
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Location of Mariscal Nieto in the Moquegua Region
(2019-2022)
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
- North: General Sánchez Cerro Province
- East: Tacna Region
- South: Ilo Province
- West: Arequipa Region
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:[3]
- Achuqallani
- Apachita Limani
- Arichuwa (Moquegua)
- Arichuwa (Moquegua-Tacna)
- Chaka Apachita
- Chinchillani
- Chiñi Lakha
- Chuqi Ananta
- Churi Laq'a
- Ch'alluma
- Ch'iyar Jaqhi
- Ch'ankhani
- Iru Uma
- Iruma
- Jach'a K'uchu
- Jach'a Q'awa
- Jach'a Sirka
- Janq'u Llaqa
- Jat'ita Patxa
- Kuntur Ikiña
- Kuntur Nasa
- Kunturini
- Khunu Qullu
- K'ank'awini
- Llallawani
- Mawruma
- Millu
- Misa Qalani
- Paxsi Awki
- Pinkilluni
- Puma Sulu
- Pumani
- Phaq'u Q'awa
- Phaq'u Tanka
- Qala Patxa
- Qina Mich'ini
- Qina Qinani
- Q'iwiri
- Qiwña Milluku
- Qupa Phuju
- Qurini
- Qutani
- Qhini Jamach'ini
- Sirka Sirka
- Suri Wayku
- Taypi Patxa
- Titini
- Tixani
- Tutupaka
- Uma Jalsu
- Wañuma
- Warintapani
- Wawa Chaki
- Wayllani
- Waytiri
- Wilaquta
- Wila Wilani
- Willkani
- Wisk'acha
- Yaritani
- Yunkani
Political division
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 |
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]
See also
References
- ^ (in Spanish) INEI
- ^ (in Spanish) IPAM
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Nieto Province (Tacna Region)
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
External links
- Official web site of the Municipalidad Provincial Mariscal Nieto
17°12′S 70°56′W / 17.200°S 70.933°W / -17.200; -70.933
