Nuevo Progreso District
| Nuevo Progreso District | |
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 The Nuevo Progreso district is located in the southeast of the Tocache Province (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | San Martín |
| province | Tocache |
| Seat | Nuevo Progreso |
| surface | 826 km² |
| Residents | 12,247 (2017) |
| density | 15 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | December 6, 1984 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-SAM |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Juan Toribio Victorio (2019-2022) |
| Political party | Partido Democrático Somos Perú |
Coordinates: 8 ° 27 ′ S , 76 ° 20 ′ W
The Nuevo Progreso district is located in the Tocache Province in the San Martín region in northern Peru . The district was established on December 6, 1984. It has an area of 826 km². At the 2017 census, there were 12,247 residents in the district. In 1993 the population was 9209, in 2007 it was 12,247. The district administration is located in the small town of Nuevo Progreso at an altitude of 490 m with 3677 inhabitants (as of 2017). Nuevo Progreso is located on the right bank of the Río Huallaga , 35 km south-southeast of the provincial capital Tocache . The national road 5N from Tingo María to Bellavista crosses the district.
Geographical location
The Nuevo Progreso District is located in the southeast of the Tocache Province. The district lies on the east bank of the Río Huallaga. The mountains of the Eastern Cordillera rise to the east .
The Nuevo Progreso district borders in the west on the districts of La Morada , Santa Rosa de Alto Yanajanca and Cholón (all three in the province of Marañón ), in the northwest on the district Uchiza , in the northeast on the district Alto Biavo ( province Bellavista ) and in the southeast to the districts of Pucayacu and José Crespo y Castillo (both in the province of Leoncio Prado ).
Places in the district
In addition to the main town Nuevo Progreso, there are the following larger towns in the district:
- Las Palmeras (681 inhabitants)
- Madre Mia (427 inhabitants)
- Nuevo Palma (387 inhabitants)
- Puerto Rico (318 inhabitants)
- Ramal de Aspuzana (822 inhabitants)
- Río Blanco (285 inhabitants)
- Río Uchiza (395 inhabitants)
- San Pedro (488 inhabitants)
- Santa Cruz (1147 inhabitants)
- Sitully (360 inhabitants)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Peru: San Martín Region - Provinces & Districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved May 15, 2020.