Mariscal Ramón Castilla province
Mariscal Ramón Castilla | |
|---|---|
Location of Mariscal Ramón Castilla in Loreto | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Loreto |
| Founded | October 18, 1979 |
| Capital | Caballococha |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Julio César Kahn Noriega |
| Area | |
• Total | 37,412.94 km2 (14,445.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 84 m (276 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 55,294 |
| • Density | 1.4779/km2 (3.8278/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 1604 |
Mariscal Ramón Castilla (Spanish for Marshal 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.
Politics
List of mayors
Since 2023, the incumbent mayor is Julio César Kahn Noriega.
| Mayor | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Begin | End | ||
| Rodolfo Díaz Soto | FREPAP | 2019 | 2022 |
| Julio César Kahn Noriega | N/a | 2023 | 2026 |
Subdivisions
The province is divided into five districts.
- Pebas (Pebas)
- Ramón Castilla (Caballococha)
- San Pablo (San Pablo de Loreto)
- Santa Rosa de Loreto (Santa Rosa de Yavarí)
- Yavari (Amelia)
See also
References
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved November 3, 2007.