Rioja is one of ten

provinces A province is an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outside Italy. The term ''provi ...

of the San Martín Region in northern

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Location

The province is bordered to the north and east by the province of

Moyobamba Moyobamba () or Muyupampa ( Quechua ''muyu'' circle, ''pampa'' large plain, "circle plain") is the capital city of the San Martín Region in northern Peru. Called "Santiago of eight valleys of Moyobamba" or "Maynas capital". There are 50,073 inh ...

and to the south and west by the

Amazonas Region Amazonas may refer to: Places * Amazon River, known as ''Amazonas'' in Spanish and Portuguese *Amazonas (Brazilian state), Brazil *Amazonas (Colombian department), Colombia *Amazonas (Peruvian department), Peru *Amazonas (Venezuelan state), Venez ...

. The province has a population of 90,000 inhabitants. Its capital is Rioja. The area of the province is .

Political division

The province is divided into nine districts. * Awajun ( Bajo Naranjillo) * Elias Soplin Vargas ( Segunda Jerusalén) * Nueva Cajamarca ( Nueva Cajamarca) * Pardo Miguel ( Naranjos) * Posic ( Posic) * Rioja ( Rioja) *

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) * Yorongos ( Yorongos) * Yuracyacu ( Yuracyacu) Provinces of the Department of San Martín {{SanMartín-geo-stub