The Daniel Alcides Carrión Province ( es, Provincia de Daniel Alcides Carrión) is the smallest of three provinces that make up the
Pasco Region in
Peru. It was named after the medical student
Daniel Alcides Carrión. The capital of this province is Yanahuanca.
Boundaries
*North:
Huánuco Region
*East:
Pasco Province
The Pasco Province is one of the three provinces that make up the Pasco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city Cerro de Pasco.
Boundaries
*North: Huánuco Region
*East: Oxapampa Province
*South: Junín Region
*West: Lim ...
*South:
Pasco Province
The Pasco Province is one of the three provinces that make up the Pasco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city Cerro de Pasco.
Boundaries
*North: Huánuco Region
*East: Oxapampa Province
*South: Junín Region
*West: Lim ...
*West:
Lima Region
Geography
The
Rawra mountain range and the Rumi Cruz mountain range traverse the province. One of the highest peaks of the province is
Puywanqucha
Puyhuanccocha (possibly from Quechua ''puywan'' heart of an animal, ''qucha'' lake, "heart lake") is a mountain in the Raura mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the boundary of the regions of Huánuco
Huánuco (; qu, Wanuku ...
at about above sea level. Other mountains are listed below:
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Districts
The province is divided into eight
districts
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, which are:
*
Yanahuanca
*
Chacayán
*
Goyllarisquizga
*
Paucar
*
San Pedro de Pillao
*
Santa Ana de Tusi
*
Tapuc
*
Vilcabamba
See also
*
Allqaqucha
*
Daniel Alcides Carrión
*
Kuntuyuq
*
Pukamayu
*
Warawtampu
Warawtampu (Quechua ''waraw'' high and deep, '' tampu'' inn, Hispanicized spelling ''Huarautambo'') is an archaeological site in the Pasco Region in Peru
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*
Yana Uqhu
*
Yuraq Mach'ay
References
External links
*
Municipal website
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Provinces of the Pasco Region