San Marcos Province

San Marcos
San Marcos
Province
	Location of San Marcos in the Cajamarca Region
Country	Peru
Region	Cajamarca
Founded	December 11, 1982
Capital	San Marcos
Government
• Mayor	Flavio Carlos Machuca Romero
Area
• Total	1,362.32 km2 (525.99 sq mi)
Population
• Total	48,103
• Density	35/km2 (91/sq mi)
UBIGEO	0610
Website	www.munisanmarcos.gob.pe

The San Marcos Province is one of the thirteen provinces in the Cajamarca Region of Peru. It was created by Law No. 23508 on December 11, 1982 by president Fernando Belaunde Terry.^[1] It has a mountainous territory which varies in height from 1,500 to more than 4,000 meters (5,000–13,000 ft) above sea level. The province is crossed by several rivers, the most important of which is the Marañón.^[2]

Political division[]

The province is divided into seven districts.

Notes[]

^ (in Spanish) Municipalidad Provincial de San Marcos, Historia^{[permanent dead link]}. Retrieved on November 4, 2007.
^ (in Spanish) Municipalidad Provincial de San Marcos, Ubicación^{[permanent dead link]}. Retrieved on November 4, 2007.

Coordinates: 7°20′07″S 78°10′11″W / 7.33528°S 78.16972°W / -7.33528; -78.16972

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[1] (in Spanish) Municipalidad Provincial de San Marcos, Historia^{[permanent dead link]}. Retrieved on November 4, 2007.

[2] (in Spanish) Municipalidad Provincial de San Marcos, Ubicación^{[permanent dead link]}. Retrieved on November 4, 2007.

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