San Martín Province
| San Martín Province | ||
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 Location of the province in the San Martín region |
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| Country | Peru | |
| region | San Martín | |
| Seat | Tarapoto | |
| surface | 5,639.8 km² | |
| Residents | 193,095 (2017) | |
| density | 34 inhabitants per km² | |
| founding | 4th September 1906 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-SAM | |
| Website | www.mpsm.gob.pe (Spanish) | |
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| Alcalde Provincial | Tedy Del Águila Gronerth (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 6 ° 31 ′ S , 75 ° 48 ′ W
The Province of San Martín is one of ten provinces in the San Martín Region in northern Peru . It has an area of 5639.82 km². The 2017 census counted 193,095 inhabitants in the province. In 1993 the population was 118,069, in 2007 it was 161,132. The provincial administration is located in the city of Tarapoto .
Geographical location
The province of San Martín is located in the northeast of the San Martín region. It extends along an approximately 120 km long section of the lower Huallaga River . A ridge of the Peruvian Eastern Cordillera crosses the province in the middle. To the west of the ridge is a basin landscape in front of the river, through which the Río Mayo flows. There is the provincial capital Tarapoto. The Amazon lowlands begin east of the ridge . The province has a maximum longitudinal extent in east-west direction of about 105 km and in north-south direction of about 83 km. The southeast of the province lies within the Cordillera Azul National Park .
The province of San Martín borders in the north with the province Alto Amazonas ( region Loreto ), in the northeast with the province Requena (region Loreto), in the east and southeast with the province Ucayali (region Loreto), in the southwest with the province Picota and in the west to the province of Lamas .
Administrative division
The province of San Martín is divided into 14 districts. The Tarapoto district is the seat of the provincial administration.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c PERU: Administrative Division - Regions and Provinces . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
