Tocache Province
| Tocache Province | |
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 Location of the province in the San Martín region |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | San Martín |
| Seat | Tocache |
| surface | 5,865.4 km² |
| Residents | 69,394 (2017) |
| density | 12 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | December 6, 1984 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-SAM |
| Website | munitocache.gob.pe (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcalde Provincial | Sister Esleiter Valera Ramírez (2019-2022) |
| Political party | Nueva Amazonia |
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Coordinates: 8 ° 11 ′ S , 76 ° 32 ′ W
The province of Tocache is one of ten provinces in the San Martín region in northern Peru . It has an area of 5865.44 km². The 2017 census counted 69,394 inhabitants in the province. In 1993 the population was 70,523, in 2007 72,346. The provincial administration is located in the city of Tocache .
Geographical location
The province of Tocache is located in the southwest of the San Martín region. It extends along an approximately 140 km long section of the lower Huallaga River . It covers part of the eastern flank of the Peruvian Central Cordillera . The catchment area of the Río Tocache , left tributary of the Río Huallaga, lies entirely within the provincial area.
The province of Tocache borders in the north on the province of Mariscal Cáceres , in the northeast on the province of Bellavista , in the south on the provinces Leoncio Prado and Marañón (both in the Huánuco region ) and in the west on the Pataz ( region La Libertad ).
Administrative division
Tocache Province is divided into five districts. The district of Tocache is the seat of the provincial administration.
| District | Administrative headquarters |
|---|---|
| Nuevo Progreso | Nuevo Progreso |
| Pólvora | Pólvora |
| Shunt | Tambo de Paja |
| Tocache | Tocache |
| Uchiza | Uchiza |
economy
In the province the company Palmas del Espino SA grows oil palms on a large scale .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c PERU: Administrative Division - Regions and Provinces . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
