Mariscal Nieto Province
Mariscal Nieto (Spanish mariscal marshal) is the largest of three provinces that make up the Moquegua Region of Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Moquegua.
Boundaries
- North: province of General Sánchez Cerro
- East: Tacna Region
- South: province of Ilo
- West: Arequipa Region
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:
- 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).
See also
References
- ^ (in Spanish) INEI
- ^ (in Spanish) IPAM
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the province of Mariscal Nieto (Tacna Region)
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
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