Bolívar is a province located in the La Libertad Region of Peru. It is one of the twelve provinces that make up that region.
History The province was created in November 1916Ley No. 2346 (1916) under the name Caxamarquilla (Cajamarquilla), and was formed by splitting off a part of Pataz province, and creating new districts, to make a total of six districts. The province was renamed Bolívar in 1925, and the capital city was renamed from Cajamarquilla to Bolívar in 1940.(23 November 2016). Provincia de Bolívar celebró 100 años de creación política, RPP1940 legislative act, congreso.pob.pe (title of 1940 act says, in partial translation, "The name of the capital of the province of Bolívar, currently Cajamarquilla, shall be replaced with "Bolívar,"," as was the district name. The province name was changed in to Bolívar in 1925)
The province population reported in the 2017 Peruvian census was 14,457, making it the least populated province in the Department of La Libertad. The reported population in the 2007 census was 16,650.
Boundaries North: Amazonas Region East: San Martín Region South: the province of Pataz West: the province of Sánchez Carrión and Cajamarca Region
Political division The province has an area of and is divided into six districts:
Bolívar Bambamarca Condormarca Longotea Uchumarca Ucuncha
Capital The capital of this province is the city of Bolívar.
See also Pirqa Pirqa
References
2017 Census Data for Bolívar