Moyobamba Province
| Moyobamba Province | ||
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 Location of the province in the San Martín region |
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| Country | Peru | |
| region | San Martín | |
| Seat | Moyobamba | |
| surface | 3,772.3 km² | |
| Residents | 122,365 (2017) | |
| density | 32 inhabitants per km² | |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-SAM | |
| Website | www.munimoyobamba.gob.pe/app/portal4/ (Spanish) | |
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| Alcalde Provincial | Gastelo Huamán Chinchay (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 6 ° 2 ′ S , 76 ° 58 ′ W
The Moyobamba Province is one of ten provinces in the San Martín region in northern Peru . It has an area of 3772.31 km². The 2017 census counted 122,365 inhabitants in the province. In 1993 the population was 69,943, in 2007 115,389. The provincial administration is located in the city of Moyobamba .
Geographical location
The province of Moyobamba is in the north of the San Martín region. The ridges of the Peruvian Eastern Cordillera cross the area in a north-westerly direction. The province has a lengthwise extension in NW-SE direction of about 135 km. The Río Mayo flows through the province in a predominantly southeastern direction.
The province of Moyobamba borders in the north on the province Datem del Marañón ( region Loreto ), in the northeast on the province Alto Amazonas (also in the region Loreto), in the southeast on the province Lamas , in the south on the provinces El Dorado and Huallaga , im West to the provinces of Rodríguez de Mendoza ( Amazon region ), Rioja and Bongará (Amazon region).
Administrative division
The Moyobamba Province is divided into six districts. The district of Moyobamba is the seat of the provincial administration.
| District | Administrative headquarters |
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| Calzada | Calzada |
| Habana | Habana |
| Jepelacio | Jepelacio |
| Moyobamba | Moyobamba |
| Soritor | Soritor |
| Yantalo | Yantalo |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c PERU: Administrative Division - Regions and Provinces . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
