Mariscal Ramón Castilla province

Mariscal Ramón Castilla
Province
Location of Mariscal Ramón Castilla in the Loreto Region
Country	Peru
Region	Loreto
Founded	October 18, 1979
Capital	Caballococha
Government
• Mayor	Gregorio León Quispe Sánchez
Area
• Total	37,412.94 km^2 (14,445.22 sq mi)
Elevation	84 m (276 ft)
Population
• Total	55,294
• Density	1.5/km^2 (3.8/sq mi)
UBIGEO	1604

The Mariscal Ramón Castilla Province (Spanish mariscal marshal, "Marshall Ramón Castilla") is one of the eight provinces in the Loreto Region of Peru. It was created by Law No. 22728 on October 18, 1979 by President Francisco Morales Bermúdez. The province was named after Ramón Castilla.

Its territory is mostly flat and covered by the Amazon Rainforest.

Political division

The province is divided into four districts.

• Pebas (Pebas)
• Ramón Castilla (Caballococha)
• San Pablo (San Pablo de Loreto)
• Yavari (Amelia)

References

• (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved November 3, 2007.

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