Picota province

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Picota
Province
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Location of Picota in the San Martín Region
Country	Peru
Region	San Martín
Capital	Picota
Government
• Mayor	Juan Dedicación Tocto Pilco
Area
• Total	2,171.41 km2 (838.39 sq mi)
Population
• Total	40,545
• Density	18.672/km2 (48.361/sq mi)
UBIGEO	2207

Picota is one of ten provinces of the San Martín Region in northern Peru.

Political division

The province is divided into ten districts.

• Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires)
• Caspisapa (Caspisapa)
• Picota (Picota)
• Pilluana (Pilluana)
• Pucacaca (Pucacaca)
• San Cristóbal (Puerto Rico)
• San Hilarion (San Cristóbal de Sisa)
• Shamboyacu (Shamboyacu)
• Tingo de Ponasa (Tingo de Ponasa)
• Tres Unidos (Tres Unidos)

References

6°55′02″S 76°20′01″W / 6.917273°S 76.333477°W / -6.917273; -76.333477

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