Mariscal Nieto Province

The Mariscal Nieto Province is the largest of three provinces that make up the Moquegua Region of Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Moquegua.BoundariesNorth: General Sánchez Cerro ProvinceEast: Tacna RegionSouth: Ilo ProvinceWest: Arequipa RegionGeographySome of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:Political divisionThe province is divided into six districts, which are:Ethnic groupsThe province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Aymara and Quechua descent. Spanish, however, is the language which the majority of the population (79.51%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.65% of the residents started speaking using the Aymara language and 4.45% using Quechua (2007 Peru Census).