Mariscal Nieto
Province
Plaza de Armas in the capital Moquegua
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Mariscal Nieto in the Moquegua Region
Country	Peru
Region	Moquegua
Founded	April 3, 1936
Capital	Moquegua
Government
• Mayor	Abraham Alejandro Cárdenas Romero (2019-2022)
Area
• Total	8,671.58 km2 (3,348.12 sq mi)
Elevation	1,410 m (4,630 ft)
Population
• Total	85,349
• Density	9.8/km2 (25/sq mi)
UBIGEO	1801
Website	http://www.munimoquegua.gob.pe

The Mariscal Nieto Province (Spanish mariscal marshal) is the largest of three provinces that make up the Moquegua Region of Peru.^[1][2] The capital of the province is the city of Moquegua.

Boundaries

• North: General Sánchez Cerro Province
• East: Tacna Region
• South: Ilo Province
• West: Arequipa Region

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:^[3]

Political division

The province is divided into six 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 (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).^[4]