San Miguel District, San Miguel Explained

San Miguel
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Cajamarca
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:San Miguel
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:San Miguel de Pallaques
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Guillermo Espinoza Rodas
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:368.26
Elevation M:2620
Population Total:15871
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:061101

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

-7.0006°N -78.8514°W

Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. Edward Hyams and George Ordish, The Last of the Incas (London: Longmans, 1963), 139.