San Miguel District, San Miguel

San Miguel
District
Map
Country Peru
RegionCajamarca
ProvinceSan Miguel
CapitalSan Miguel de Pallaques
Government
 • MayorGuillermo Espinoza Rodas
Area
 • Total
368.26 km2 (142.19 sq mi)
Elevation
2,620 m (8,600 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
15,871
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO061101

San Miguel District is one of thirteen districts of the province San Miguel in Peru.[1] San Miguel was founded by Francisco Pizarro in 1532 and is thus the oldest European town in Peru.[2]

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ Edward Hyams and George Ordish, The Last of the Incas (London: Longmans, 1963), 139.


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