The San Ignacio Province is one of thirteen
provinces
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outsi ...
located in the
Cajamarca Region
Cajamarca (; qu, Kashamarka; ay, Qajamarka) is a department and region in Peru. The capital is the city of Cajamarca. It is located in the north part of the country and shares a border with Ecuador. The city has an elevation of above sea le ...
of
Peru
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, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
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, national_motto = "Fi ...
. The capital of this province is the city of San Ignacio.
Boundaries
*North:
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...
*East:
Amazonas Region
Amazonas () is a department and region in northern Peru bordered by Ecuador on the north and west, Cajamarca on the west, La Libertad on the south, and Loreto and San Martín on the east. Its capital is the city of Chachapoyas.
With a lands ...
*South:
Jaén Province
*West:
Piura Region
Piura () is a coastal department and region in northwestern Peru. The region's capital is Piura and its largest port cities, Paita and Talara, are also among the most important in Peru. The area is known for its tropical and dry beaches. It is ...
Political division
The province extends over an area of and is divided into seven districts:
*
San Ignacio
*
Chirinos
Chirinos is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Arsenio Chirinos (1934–2015), Venezuelan cyclist
* Diego Andres Chirinos (born 1990), Peruvian Dog Behaviorist & Entrepreneur
*Eduardo Chirinos (1960–2016), Peruvian writer and ...
*
Huarango
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La Coipa
*
Namballe
*
San José de Lourdes
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Tabaconas
Population
The province has a population of 127,523 inhabitants as of
census 2005.
See also
*
Cajamarca Region
Cajamarca (; qu, Kashamarka; ay, Qajamarka) is a department and region in Peru. The capital is the city of Cajamarca. It is located in the north part of the country and shares a border with Ecuador. The city has an elevation of above sea le ...
*
Peru
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, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal
, national_motto = "Fi ...
External links
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Official San Ignacio website
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Provinces of the Cajamarca Region