General Sánchez Cerro province
General Sánchez Cerro | |
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Ubinas volcano in the province of General Sánchez Cerro | |
Location of General Sánchez Cerro in the Moquegua Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Moquegua |
| Capital | Omate |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mauricio Jose Nina Juarez (2007) |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,681.71 km2 (2,193.72 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,166 m (7,106 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 25,809 |
| • Density | 4.5/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 1802 |
General Sánchez Cerro is the smallest of three provinces in the Moquegua Region of Peru. The capital of the province is Omate. The province was named after the former Peruvian army officer and president Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro.