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San Miguel
District
Country	Peru
Region	Cajamarca
Province	San Miguel
Capital	San Miguel de Pallaques
Government
• Mayor	Guillermo Espinoza Rodas
Area
• Total	368.26 km (142.19 sq mi)
Elevation	2,620 m (8,600 ft)
Population
• Total	15,871
• Density	43/km (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	061101

San Miguel District is one of thirteen districts of the province San Miguel in Peru. San Miguel was founded by Francisco Pizarro in 1532 and is thus the oldest European town in Peru.

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
2. Edward Hyams and George Ordish, The Last of the Incas (London: Longmans, 1963), 139.

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