Rodríguez de Mendoza Province

Province in Amazonas, Peru

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Location of Rodríguez de Mendoza Province in the Amazonas Region

CountryPeruRegionAmazonasFoundedOctober 31, 1932CapitalMendozaGovernment

• MayorHelder Rodríguez ZeladaArea

• Total2,359 km² (911 sq mi)Population

• Total29,998 • Density13/km² (33/sq mi)UBIGEO0106

Rodríguez de Mendoza is a province of the Amazonas Region, Peru. It is located in the southeast part of the department of Amazonas. It borders on the west with the province of Chachapoyas and on the north, east and south with the department of San Martin. It was created by law 7626 on October 31, 1932 and its capital is Mendoza.

The province has an enormous importance because of the fertility of its soils, its benign climate and the big rivers that pass through its territory. Between these rivers we have San Antonio, Aiña, Pachca, Omia and Shocol or Milpuc. In its extensive tropical forests, there are spectacled bears and one variety of hummingbird (Loddigesia mirabilis).

Political division

Rodríguez de Mendoza is divided into twelve districts, which are:

District	Mayor
Chirimoto	Teófilo Izquierdo León
Cochamal	José Fausto López Tuesta
Huambo	Nehemías López Aguilar
Limabamba	Alinson Riva Novoa
Longar	Amando López Muñoz
Mariscal Benavides	Nilser Tafur Peláez
Milpuc	Obed Portocarrero Portocarrero
Omia	Javier Del Águila Tafur
San Nicolás	Helder Rodríguez Zelada
Santa Rosa	José Nérido Arbildo Aguilar
Totora	Julio César Fernández Portocarrero
Vista Alegre	Milder Rojas Campos