Camaná province
| Camaná province | |
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 Location of the province in the Arequipa region |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Arequipa |
| Seat | Camaná |
| surface | 3,998.3 km² |
| Residents | 59,370 (2017) |
| density | 15 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | November 9, 1839 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-ARE |
| Website | www.municamana.gob.pe (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcalde Provincial | Marcelo Alejandro Valdivia Bravo (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 16 ° 28 ′ S , 72 ° 48 ′ W
The Camaná Province is one of eight provinces in the Arequipa region on the Pacific coast in southern Peru . The province has an area of 3998.28 km². At the 2017 census, 59,370 people lived in the province. In 1993 the population was 42,403, in 2007 53,065. The provincial administration is located in the small town of Camaná .
Geographical location
The province of Camaná is located about 670 km south-southeast of the state capital Lima . It extends over an approximately 130 km long stretch of coast in the WNW-OSE direction. The province extends up to almost 50 km inland. The area has very little rainfall and has a desert landscape. Several rivers, including the Río Ocoña , Río Camaná and Río Quilca , cross the province from the mountains to the sea.
The province of Camaná borders on the province of Caravelí to the west, the provinces of Condesuyos , Castilla and Caylloma to the north and the provinces of Arequipa and Islay to the east .
Administrative division
The province of Camaná is divided into eight districts (distritos) . The Camaná district is the seat of the provincial administration.
| District | Administrative headquarters |
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| Camaná | Camaná |
| José María Quimper | El Cardo |
| Mariano Nicolás Valcárcel | Urasqui |
| Mariscal Cáceres | San Jose |
| Nicolás de Piérola | San Gregorio |
| Ocoña | Ocoña |
| Quilca | Quilca |
| Samuel Pastor | La Pampa |
Web links
- Peru: Arequipa region (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú