Lamas Province

Province in San Martín, Peru

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Location of Lamas in the San Martín Region

CountryPeruRegionSan MartínCapitalLamasGovernment

• MayorOnésimo HuamánArea

• Total5,040.67 km² (1,946.21 sq mi)Population

• Total81,521 • Density16/km² (42/sq mi)UBIGEO2205

The Lamas Province is one of ten provinces of the San Martín Region in northern Peru. The province is the home of the indigenous Kichwa-Lamista people.

Political division

The province is divided into eleven districts, which are:

Lamas^[1]
Alonso de Alvarado
Barranquita
Caynarachi
Cuñumbuqui
Pinto Recodo
Rumisapa
San Roque de Cumbaza
Shanao
Tabalosos
Zapatero

References

^ José R, Sandoval (16 February 2016). "The Genetic History of Peruvian Quechua-Lamistas and Chankas: Uniparental DNA Patterns among Autochthonous Amazonian and Andean Populations". Annals of Human Genetics. 80 (2): 88–101. doi:10.1111/ahg.12145. PMC 5111738. PMID 26879156.