Mariscal Ramón Castilla province

Mariscal Ramón Castilla
Province
Location of Mariscal Ramón Castilla in Loreto
CountryPeru
RegionLoreto
FoundedOctober 18, 1979
CapitalCaballococha
Government
 • MayorJulio César Kahn Noriega
Area
 • Total
37,412.94 km2 (14,445.22 sq mi)
Elevation
84 m (276 ft)
Population
 • Total
55,294
 • Density1.4779/km2 (3.8278/sq mi)
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Mariscal Ramón Castilla (Spanish for Marshal Ramón Castilla) is one of the eight provinces in the Loreto Region of Peru. It was created by Law No. 22728 on October 18, 1979, by President Francisco Morales Bermúdez. The province was named after Ramón Castilla.

Its territory is mostly flat and covered by the Amazon rainforest.

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