Tocache

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Tocache
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Tocache
Coordinates: 8°11′20″S76°30′50″W / 8.18889°S 76.51389°W / -8.18889; -76.51389 Coordinates: 8°11′20″S76°30′50″W / 8.18889°S 76.51389°W / -8.18889; -76.51389
CountryFlag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region San Martín
Province Tocache
District Tocache
Government
  MayorDavid Bazan Arevalo
Elevation
497 m (1,631 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)

Tocache is a town in Northern Peru, capital of the province Tocache in the region San Martín. There were 23,511 inhabitants according to the 2007 census. [1]

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References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine , Retrieved June 20, 2008