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Mariscal Nieto province
Province in Moquegua, Peru From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mariscal Nieto (Spanish mariscal marshal) is the largest of three provinces that make up the Moquegua Region of Peru.[1][2] The capital of the province is the city of Moquegua.
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Boundaries
- North: province of General Sánchez Cerro
- East: Tacna Region
- South: province of Ilo
- West: Arequipa Region
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:[3]
- Achuqallani
- Apachita Limani
- Arichuwa (Moquegua)
- Arichuwa (Moquegua-Tacna)
- Chaka Apachita
- Chinchillani
- Chiñi Lakha
- Chuqi Ananta
- Churi Laq'a
- Ch'alluma
- Ch'iyar Jaqhi
- Ch'ankhani
- Iru Uma
- Iruma
- Jach'a K'uchu
- Jach'a Q'awa
- Jach'a Sirka
- Janq'u Llaqa
- Jat'ita Patxa
- Kuntur Ikiña
- Kuntur Nasa
- Kunturini
- Khunu Qullu
- K'ank'awini
- Llallawani
- Mawruma
- Millu
- Misa Qalani
- Paxsi Awki
- Pinkilluni
- Puma Sulu
- Pumani
- Phaq'u Q'awa
- Phaq'u Tanka
- Qala Patxa
- Qina Mich'ini
- Qina Qinani
- Q'iwiri
- Qiwña Milluku
- Qupa Phuju
- Qurini
- Qutani
- Qhini Jamach'ini
- Sirka Sirka
- Suri Wayku
- Taypi Patxa
- Titini
- Tixani
- Tutupaka
- Uma Jalsu
- Wañuma
- Warintapani
- Wawa Chaki
- Wayllani
- Waytiri
- Wilaquta
- Wila Wilani
- Willkani
- Wisk'acha
- Yaritani
- Yunkani
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Political division
The province is divided into six districts, which are:
Ethnic groups
The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Aymara and Quechua descent. Spanish, however, is the language which the majority of the population (79.51%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.65% of the residents started speaking using the Aymara language and 4.45% using Quechua (2007 Peru Census).[4]
See also
References
External links
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