San Marcos Province
Encyclopedia
The San Marcos Province is one of the thirteen provinces
in the Cajamarca Region
of Peru
. It was created by Law No. 23508 on December 11, 1982 by president Fernando Belaunde Terry
. It has a mountainous territory which varies in height from 1,500 to more than 4,000 meters above sea level. The province is crossed by several rivers, the most important of which is the Marañón
.
Provinces of Peru
The provinces of Peru, known in Spanish as provincias, are the second-level administrative subdivisions of the country. They are divided into districts . There are 195 provinces in Peru, grouped into 25 regions except for the Lima Province which does not belong to any region. This makes an average...
in the Cajamarca Region
Cajamarca Region
Cajamarca is a region in Peru. The capital is the city of Cajamarca. It is located in the north part of the country and shares a border with Ecuador...
of Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. It was created by Law No. 23508 on December 11, 1982 by president Fernando Belaunde Terry
Fernando Belaúnde Terry
Fernando Belaúnde Terry was President of Peru for two non-consecutive terms . Deposed by a military coup in 1968, he was re-elected in 1980 after eleven years of military rule...
. It has a mountainous territory which varies in height from 1,500 to more than 4,000 meters above sea level. The province is crossed by several rivers, the most important of which is the Marañón
Marañón River
The Marañón River rises about 160 km to the northeast of Lima, Peru, flows through a deeply-eroded Andean valley in a northwesterly direction, along the eastern base of the Cordillera of the Andes, as far as 5 degrees 36' southern latitude; then it makes a great bend to the northeast, and...
.
Political division
The province is divided into seven districts.- Pedro GalvezPedro Galvez DistrictPedro Galvez District is one of seven districts of the province San Marcos in Peru.-References:...
(San MarcosSan Marcos, CajamarcaSan Marcos is a town in Northern Peru, capital of the province San Marcos in the region Cajamarca....
) - ChancayChancay District, San MarcosChancay District is one of seven districts of the province San Marcos in Peru.-References:...
(Chancay) - Eduardo VillanuevaEduardo Villanueva DistrictEduardo Villanueva District is one of seven districts of the province San Marcos in Peru.-References:...
(La Grama) - Gregorio PitaGregorio Pita DistrictGregorio Pita District is one of seven districts of the province San Marcos in Peru.-References:...
(Paucamarca) - IchocanIchocán DistrictIchocan District is one of seven districts of the province San Marcos in Peru.-References:...
(IchocánIchocánIchocán is a town in the Cajamarca region, San Marcos Province, Ichocán District, Peru.-Geography:Ichocán is at an altitude of . It is from Cajamarca. The imposing hills called "The Church" and "The Bell" can be seen when approaching this district....
) - José Manuel QuirozJosé Manuel Quiroz DistrictJosé Manuel Quiroz District is one of seven districts of the province San Marcos in Peru.-References:...
(Shirac) - José SabogalJosé Sabogal DistrictJosé Sabogal District is one of seven districts of the province San Marcos in Peru.-References:...
(Venecia)