La Mar Province

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La Mar

Location of La Mar in the Ayacucho region
Country Flag of Peru Peru
Region Ayacucho
Founded March 30, 1861
Capital San Miguel
Area
Area
Elevation (capital)		 4,392.15 km2
2,661 metres (8,730 ft)
Population (as of the 2005 Census)
Population
 - Total
 - Density
82,473
18.8/km² 
Mayor Eulogio Vila Montaño
Subdivisions 8 districts
UBIGEO 0505
Official website
www.munilamar.gob.pe

La Mar Province is a province in the north-east corner of the Ayacucho Region, Peru. It was created on March 30, 1861.[1]

[edit] Political division

The province is divided into eight districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:[2][3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ (Spanish) Alberto Tauro del Pino, Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Perú, vol. IX, p. 1384.
  2. ^ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved March 4, 2008.
  3. ^ (Spanish) Municipalidad Provincial de La Mar. Municipalidad Provincial de La Mar - San Miguel - Ayacucho. Retrieved March 4, 2008.

[edit] External links

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