Celendín province

Celendín
Province
View of Celendín from the top of Jelig
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Celendín in the Cajamarca Region
Country	Peru
Region	Cajamarca
Founded	September 30, 1862
Capital	Celendín
Government
• Mayor	José Ermitaño Marín Rojas
Area
• Total	2,641.59 km2 (1,019.92 sq mi)
Elevation	2,620 m (8,600 ft)
Population
• Total	79,084
• Density	30/km2 (78/sq mi)
UBIGEO	0603
Website	www.municelendin.gob.pe

Celendín is a province of the Cajamarca Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Celendín.

Political division

The province measures 2,641.59 square kilometres (1,019.92 sq mi) and is divided into twelve districts:

District	Mayor	Capital
Celendín	Juan De Dios Tello Villanueva	Celendín
Chumuch	Miller Enrique Pinedo Cepeda	Chumuch
Cortegana	Jose Marcial Castañeda Pereyra	Chimuch
Huasmín	Jose Ermitaño Marin Rojas	Huasmín
Jorge Chávez	Deyner Araujo Chavez	Lucmapampa
José Gálvez	Neiser Fernando Chavez Chavez	Huacapampa
La Libertad de Pallán	José Visitación Mego Cachay	La Libertad de Pallán
Miguel Iglesias	Flavio Ediver Davila Guevara	Chalán, Peru
Oxamarca	Gilberto Pajares Martos	Oxamarca
Sorochuco	Marcial Villanueva Izquierdo	Sorochuco
Sucre	Gerardo Romulo Machuca Aguilar	Sucre
Utco	Oscar Mercedes Campos Diaz	Utco

See also

• Mamaqucha

References

• (in Spanish) Provincia de Celendín es:Provincia de Celendín. Wikipedia en español, información bastante completa.
• (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved November 4, 2007.

External links

• (in Spanish) Official province web site