San Miguel District, San Miguel

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San Miguel
District
San Miguel District, San Miguel
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Cajamarca
Province San Miguel
Capital San Miguel de Pallaques
Government
 •  Mayor Guillermo Espinoza Rodas
Area
 • Total
368.26 km2 (142.19 sq mi)
Elevation
2,620 m (8,600 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
15,871
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 061101

San Miguel District is one of thirteen districts of the province San Miguel in Peru. [1] San Miguel was founded by Francisco Pizarro in 1532 and is thus the oldest European town in Peru. [2]

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ Edward Hyams and George Ordish, The Last of the Incas (London: Longmans, 1963), 139.

7°00′02″S78°51′05″W / 7.0006°S 78.8514°W / -7.0006; -78.8514


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