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General Sánchez Cerro Province

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Country
  
Peru

UBIGEO
  
1802

Capital
  
Omate

Elevation
  
2,166 m (7,106 ft)

Area
  
5,682 km²

Region
  
Moquegua Region

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The General Sánchez Cerro Province is the smallest of three provinces in the Moquegua Region of Peru. The capital of the province is Omate. The province was named after the former Peruvian army officer and president Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro.

Contents

Map of General S%C3%A1nchez Cerro Province, Peru

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:

    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).

    References

    General Sánchez Cerro Province Wikipedia