Lamas province
Lamas | |
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 Location of Lamas in the San Martín Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | San Martín |
| Capital | Lamas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Onésimo Huamán |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,040.67 km2 (1,946.21 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 81,521 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 2205 |
Lamas is one of ten provinces of the San Martín Region in northern Peru. The province is the home of the indigenous Kichwa-Lamista people.
Political division
The province is divided into eleven districts, which are:
- Lamas[1]
- Alonso de Alvarado
- Barranquita
- Caynarachi
- Cuñumbuqui
- Pinto Recodo
- Rumisapa
- San Roque de Cumbaza
- Shanao
- Tabalosos
- Zapatero
References
- ^ José R, Sandoval (16 February 2016). "The Genetic History of Peruvian Quechua-Lamistas and Chankas: Uniparental DNA Patterns among Autochthonous Amazonian and Andean Populations". Annals of Human Genetics. 80 (2): 88–101. doi:10.1111/ahg.12145. PMC 5111738. PMID 26879156.
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