Mariscal Nieto (Spanish mariscal marshal) is the largest of three provinces that make up the Moquegua Region of Peru. INEI IPAM The capital of the province is the city of Moquegua.
Boundaries North: province of General Sánchez Cerro East: Tacna Region South: province of Ilo West: Arequipa Region
Geography Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the province of Mariscal Nieto (Tacna Region)
Political divisions The province is divided into six districts, which are:
District Capital Mayor Moquegua Moquegua Abraham Alejandro Cárdenas Romero Carumas Carumas Luis Victor Salas Casilla Cuchumbaya Cuchumbaya Guido Maquera Cuayla Samegua Samegua Renso Milthon Florencio Quiroz Vargas San Cristóbal Calacoa Rogelio Leonardo Vizcarra Taco Torata Torata Higinio 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 (79.51%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.65% of the residents started speaking using the Aymara language and 4.45% using Quechua (2007 Peru Census).inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
See also Administrative divisions of Peru
References
External links Official web site of the Municipalidad Provincial Mariscal Nieto