Mariscal Cáceres Province (Spanish: Provincia de Mariscal Cáceres) is one of the provinces of San Martín Region, Peru. Its capital is the town Juanjui. It was created by a law of the Peruvian congress during the presidency of Manuel Prado Ugarteche.[1]
Mariscal Cáceres | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Mariscal Cáceres in the San Martín Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | San Martín |
| Capital | Juanjuí |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14,498.73 km2 (5,597.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2002 estimate) | |
| • Total | 72,327 |
| • Density | 5.0/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 2206 |
The province is named after the 19th-century Peruvian president Andrés Avelino Cáceres.[citation needed]
Political division
editMariscal Cáceres Province is divided into five districts:[1]
- Campanilla District, centered in the settlement Campanilla
- Huicungo District, centered in the settlement Huicungo
- Juanjui District, centered in the town Juanjui
- Pachiza District, centered in the settlement Pachiza
- Pajarillo District, centered in the settlement Pajarillo
References
edit- ^ a b "Ley N° 9097" (PDF). Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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