Mariscal Nieto Province


The Mariscal Nieto Province is the largest of three provinces that make up the Moquegua Region of Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Moquegua.

Boundaries

Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:

Political division

The province is divided into six districts, which are:
DistrictCapitalMayor
MoqueguaMoqueguaAbraham Alejandro Cárdenas Romero
CarumasCarumasLuis Victor Salas Casilla
CuchumbayaCuchumbayaGuido Maquera Cuayla
SameguaSameguaRenso Milthon Florencio Quiroz Vargas
San CristóbalCalacoaRogelio Leonardo Vizcarra Taco
TorataTorataHiginio Zoilo Cabana Diaz

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 learnt to speak in childhood, 15.65% of the residents started speaking using the Aymara language and 4.45% using Quechua.