San Pablo Province
| San Pablo Province | |
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 Location of the province in the Cajamarca region |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Cajamarca |
| Seat | San Pablo |
| surface | 672 km² |
| Residents | 21,102 (2017) |
| density | 31 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | December 11, 1981 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-CAJ |
| Website | www.munisanpablo.gob.pe (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcalde Provincial | Manuel Jesús Castrejón Terán (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 7 ° 7 ′ S , 78 ° 50 ′ W
The province of San Pablo is one of the 13 provinces in the south of the Cajamarca region in northwestern Peru . It has an area of 672 km². In the 2017 census, the population was 21,102. 10 years earlier it was 23,114. The administrative seat is in San Pablo .
Geographical location
The province of San Pablo is located in the Peruvian Western Cordillera . It is bounded in the north by the province of Hualgayoc , in the east by the province of Cajamarca , in the south by the province of Contumazá and in the west by the province of San Miguel . In it is the former temple complex Kuntur Wasi .
Administrative division
The province of San Pablo is divided into 4 districts. The district of San Pablo is the seat of the provincial administration.
| District | Administrative headquarters |
|---|---|
| San Pablo | San Pablo |
| San Bernardino | San Bernardino |
| San Luis | San Luis Grande |
| Tumbling | Tumbling |
history
During the Saltpeter War on July 13, 1882, Peruvian troops under Miguel Iglesias and Chilean troops fought near San Pablo . In it the Chilean troops who had occupied the zone could be defeated.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b San Pablo, Province in Cajamarca Region . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
