Rodríguez de Mendoza Province
| Rodríguez de Mendoza Province | ||
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 Location of the province in the Amazon region |
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| Country | Peru | |
| region | Amazon | |
| Seat | Mendoza | |
| surface | 2359 km² | |
| Residents | 29,998 (2017) | |
| density | 13 inhabitants per km² | |
| founding | October 31, 1932 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-AMA | |
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| Alcalde Provincial | Helder Rodríguez Zelada (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 6 ° 23 ′ S , 77 ° 30 ′ W
The province of Rodríguez de Mendoza is one of the seven provinces of the Amazonas region in northern Peru . The province has an area of 2359 km². In the 2017 census, the population was 29,998. 10 years earlier this was 26,389. The provincial administration is in Mendoza .
Geographical location
The province of Rodríguez de Mendoza is crossed by the eastern mountain ranges of the Peruvian Central Cordillera in a north-south direction. The area is drained by the Río Huayabamba and Río Mayo south to the Río Huallaga .
The province of Rodríguez de Mendoza borders in the north, east and south on the region of San Martín and in the west on the province of Chachapoyas .
Administrative division
The province of Rodríguez de Mendoza consists of 12 districts. The district of San Nicolás is the seat of the provincial administration.
| District | Administrative headquarters |
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| Chirimoto | Chirimoto |
| Cochamal | Cochamal |
| Huambo | Huambo |
| Limabamba | Limabamba |
| Longar | Longar |
| Mariscal Benavides | Mariscal Benavides |
| Milpuc | Milpuc |
| Omia | Omia |
| San Nicolás | Mendoza |
| Santa Rosa | Santa Rosa de Huayabamba |
| Totora | Totora |
| Vista Alegre | Vista Alegre |
