General Sánchez Cerro Province




Province in Moquegua, Peru













































General Sánchez Cerro
Province

Ubinas volcano in the General Sánchez Cerro Province
Ubinas volcano in the General Sánchez Cerro Province


Location of General Sánchez Cerro in the Moquegua Region
Location of General Sánchez Cerro in the Moquegua Region

Country Peru
Region Moquegua
Capital Omate
Government

 • Mayor Mauricio 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
 • Density 4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
UBIGEO 1802

The General Sánchez Cerro Province 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.




Contents






  • 1 Boundaries


  • 2 Geography


  • 3 Political division


  • 4 Ethnic groups


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References





Boundaries




  • North: Arequipa Region


  • East: Puno Region


  • South: Mariscal Nieto Province


  • West: Arequipa Region



Geography


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




  • Allqamarini

  • Chuqipata

  • Churi Wiqu

  • Ch'allapata

  • Ch'iyar Jaqhi

  • Ch'unch'uni

  • Hatun P'ukru

  • Janq'u Saxa

  • Jaqhi Jaqhini

  • Jat'u K'achi

  • Jichu Qullu

  • Larama Quta

  • Llallawa

  • Llaqtayuq

  • Kunturini

  • Millu

  • Minasniyuq

  • Misiwa


  • Pachakutiq (Arequipa-M.)


  • Pachakutiq (Moquegua)

  • Parwayuni

  • Pirwa Tira

  • Pirwani

  • Puka Apachita

  • Puka Saya

  • Pukara

  • Paqu Paquni

  • Pura Purani

  • P'aqu Urqu

  • Qayqu

  • Qillqata

  • Qullpani

  • Qhuyu Parwayuni

  • Q'ulini

  • Q'uwa Laki

  • Rukutuni

  • Suri Wasi

  • Takuni

  • Taruj Sallani


  • Uturunqani (Ichuña)


  • Uturunqani (Moquegua-Puno)

  • Wallqani

  • Wankarani

  • Wari Pukara

  • Wayllani

  • Wila Qullu

  • Wila Sirka

  • Wila Wilani

  • Wilani

  • Wit'uni

  • Yana Qaqa

  • Yawri Salla

  • Yuraq Urqu




Political division


The province is divided into eleven districts, which are:



  • Omate

  • Chojata

  • Coalaque

  • Ichuña

  • La Capilla

  • Lloque

  • Matalaque

  • Puquina

  • Quinistaquillas

  • Ubinas

  • Yunga



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


  • Jukumarini Lake


References




  1. ^ (in Spanish) INEI


  2. ^ (in Spanish) IPAM


  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the provinces of General Sánchez Cerro Province (Tacna Region), Mariscal Nieto Province (Tacna Region) and Puno Province 1 (Puno Region)


  4. ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007




Coordinates: 16°40′27″S 70°58′13″W / 16.67417°S 70.97028°W / -16.67417; -70.97028







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