General Sánchez Cerro Province

General Sánchez Cerro Province
Location of the province in the Moquegua region
Symbols
flag coat of arms
Basic data
Country	Peru
region	Moquegua
Seat	Omate
surface	5682 km²
Residents	14,865 (2017)
density	2.6 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	PE MOQ
Website	www.muniomate.gob.pe (Spanish)
politics
Alcalde Provincial	Luis Alberto Concha Quispitupac (2019-2022)
View of the Ubinas volcano

Coordinates: 16 ° 29 ′  S , 70 ° 50 ′  W

The General Sánchez Cerro Province is located in the Moquegua region in southern Peru . The province has an area of ​​5682 km². In the 2017 census, the population was 14,865. 10 years earlier it was 24,904. The administrative seat is Omate . The province was named after Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro (1889–1933), General and Head of State of Peru.

Geographical location

The province of General Sánchez Cerro is in the north of the Moquegua region. It has a lengthwise extension in SW-NE direction of 145 km. The province extends over the Peruvian Western Cordillera . In the south of the province lies the desert-like, arid coastal region. The province reaches up to 35 km to the Pacific coast . The Río Tambo River drains the area. In the northwest of the province rises the 5672  m high volcano Ubinas .

The province of General Sánchez Cerro borders in the south on the province of Mariscal Nieto , in the northeast on the Puno region and in the northwest on the Arequipa region .

Administrative division

General Sánchez Cerro Province consists of the following eleven districts. The Omate district is the seat of the provincial administration.

District	Administrative headquarters
Chojata	Chojata
Coalaque	Coalaque
Ichuña	Ichuña
La Capilla	La Capilla
Lloque	Lloque
Matalaque	Matalaque
Omate	Omate
Puquina	Puquina
Quinistaquillas	Quinistaquillas
Ubinas	Ubinas
Yunga	Yunga

Web links

Commons : General Sánchez Cerro Province  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Peru: Moquegua region (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
• INEI Perú