The General Sánchez Cerro Province is the smallest of three provinces in the Moquegua Region of Peru. The capital of the province is Omate. The province was named after the former Peruvian army officer and president Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro.

Boundaries

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the province is the Ubinas volcano. Other mountains are listed below: • Allqamarini • Chuqipata • Churi Wiqu • Ch'allapata • Ch'iyar Jaqhi • Ch'unch'uni • Hatun P'ukru • Janq'u Saxa • Jaqhi Jaqhini • Jat'u K'achi • Jichu Qullu • Larama Quta • Llallawa • Llaqtayuq • Kunturini • Millu • Minasniyuq • Misiwa • Pachakutiq (Arequipa-M.) • Pachakutiq (Moquegua) • Parwayuni • Pirwa Tira • Pirwani • Puka Apachita • Puka Saya • Pukara • Paqu Paquni • Pura Purani • P'aqu Urqu • Qayqu • Qillqata • Qullpani • Qhuyu Parwayuni • Q'ulini • Q'uwa Laki • Rukutuni • Suri Wasi • Takuni • Taruj Sallani • Uturunqani (Ichuña) • Uturunqani (Moquegua-Puno) • Wallqani • Wankarani • Wari Pukara • Wayllani • Wila Qullu • Wila Sirka • Wila Wilani • Wilani • Wit'uni • Yana Qaqa • Yawri Salla • Yuraq Urqu

Political division

The province is divided into eleven districts, which are:

Ethnic groups

The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Aymara and Quechua descent. Spanish, however, is the language which the majority of the population (60.36%) learnt to speak in childhood, 37.45% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language and 1.98% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).