General Sánchez Cerro Province

General Sánchez Cerro, known as Puquina until 1936, is the smallest of three provinces in the Moquegua Region of . The capital of the province is Omate. The province was named after the former Peruvian army officer and president Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Region with 15,800 residents
  • Description: province of Moquegua, Peru
  • Also known as: “General Sanchez Cerro”, “General Sànchez Cerro”, “General Sanchez Cerro Province”, “General Sánchez Cerro province”, “Province de General Sánchez Cerro”, “Province of General Sánchez Cerro”, “Provincia de General Sanchez Cerro”, “província de General Sánchez Cerro”, “Província de General Sánchez Cerro”, “Provincia General Sanchez Cerro”, and “Provincia General Sánchez Cerro”

General Sánchez Cerro Province

Latitude
-16.4439° or 16° 26′ 38″ south
Longitude
-70.774° or 70° 46′ 26″ west
Population
15,800
Elevation
3,028 metres (9,934 feet)
Open location code
57MFH64G+FC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1237030049
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­region
Geo­Names ID
3940771
Wiki­data ID
Q1947893
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In Other Languages

From Aymara to Waray—“General Sánchez Cerro Province” goes by many names.
  • Aymara: “General Sánchez Cerro jisk’a suyu”
  • Catalan: “General Sánchez Cerro”
  • Cebuano: “Provincia de General Sánchez Cerro”
  • Chinese: “桑切斯將軍山省”
  • Dutch: “General Sánchez Cerro”
  • French: “General Sánchez Cerro”
  • French: “Province General Sánchez Cerro”
  • Georgian: “ხენერალ-სანჩეს-სერო”
  • Georgian: “ხენერალ-სანჩეს-სეროს პროვინცია”
  • German: “Provinz General Sánchez Cerro”
  • Greek: “Επαρχία Στρατηγού Σάντσες Σέρο”
  • Italian: “provincia di General Sánchez Cerro”
  • Italian: “Provincia di General Sánchez Cerro”
  • Japanese: “ゼネラル・サンチェス・セロ郡”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “General Sánchez Cerro Séng”
  • Mingrelian: “ხენერალ-სანჩეს-სერო”
  • Persian: “استان ژنرال سانچز سرو”
  • Polish: “Prowincja General Sánchez Cerro”
  • Portuguese: “General Sánchez Cerro”
  • Quechua: “General Sánchez Cerro pruwinsya”
  • Spanish: “Provincia de General Sánchez Cerro”
  • Swedish: “General Sánchez Cerro”
  • Uzbek: “General Sánchez Cerro Province”
  • Vietnamese: “Moquegua”
  • Waray (Philippines): “General Sánchez Cerro”

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