Bolívar province, Peru
Bolívar | |
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 Flag | |
 Location of Bolívar in La Libertad Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | La Libertad |
| Capital | Bolívar |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carlos Alberto Peche Quiñones |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,718.86 km2 (663.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,525 m (11,565 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 14,457 (2,017)[1] |
| • Density | 8.4108/km2 (21.784/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 1303 |
Bolívar is a province located in the La Libertad Region of Peru. It is one of the twelve provinces that make up that region.
History
The province was created in November 1916[2] under the name Caxamarquilla (Cajamarquilla), and was formed by splitting off a part of Pataz province, and creating new districts, to make a total of six districts. The province was renamed Bolívar in 1925, and the capital city was renamed from Cajamarquilla to Bolívar in 1940.[3][4]
The province population reported in the 2017 Peruvian census was 14,457, making it the least populated province in the Department of La Libertad. The reported population in the 2007 census was 16,650.[1]
Boundaries
- North: Amazonas Region
- East: San Martín Region
- South: the province of Pataz
- West: the province of Sánchez Carrión and Cajamarca Region
Political division
The province has an area of 1,718.86 square kilometers (663.66 sq mi) and is divided into six districts:
Capital
The capital of this province is the city of Bolívar.
See also
References
- 1 2 Resultados Definitivos de Los Censos Nacionales 2017 - La Libertad, Tomo I, p. 25
- ↑ Ley No. 2346 (1916)
- ↑ (23 November 2016). Provincia de Bolívar celebró 100 años de creación política, RPP
- ↑ 1940 legislative act, congreso.pob.pe (title of 1940 act says, in partial translation, "The name of the capital of the province of Bolívar, currently Cajamarquilla, shall be replaced with "Bolívar,"," as was the district name. The province name was changed in to Bolívar in 1925)
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[1] 2017 Census Data for Bolívar
- ↑ "Bolívar (Province, Peru) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2026-03-25.