Pampas is a city in
Peru
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. It is the
capital of the
Tayacaja Province
The Tayacaja Province is one of seven provinces located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Pampas. The province has a population of 116,371 inhabitants as of 2002.
Boundaries
*North: Junín Region
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and it was established on June 21, 1825. According to the 2007 census had a
population
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of 9,973 (11,566 in the metropolitan area).
It has an approximate
altitude
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of 3,276 metres.
Transportation
The city is connected to the nearby cities like
Huancayo
Huancayo (; in qu, label=Wanka Quechua, Wankayuq , '(place) with a (sacred) rock') is the capital of Junín Region, in the central highlands of Peru.
Location
Huancayo is located in Huancayo Province, of which it is also the capital. Si ...
and
Ayacucho
Ayacucho (, qu, Ayak'uchu) is the capital city of Ayacucho Region and of Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region, Peru.
During the Inca Empire and Viceroyalty of Peru periods the city was known by the name of Huamanga (Quechua: Wamanga), and it c ...
by partially paved roads.
Education
The city house a branch of the
Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica and it is home of a local technical institute; the ''Instituto Tecnologico Pampas - Tayacaja''.
Health
The city has now a new hospital, the ''Hospital Pampas'' that serve the city and the towns nearby.
Images
Image:Casa de Pampas-1.jpg, A house in Pampas.
Image:Mosqueta conjunto.jpg, Futsal court in Pampas.
Image:Parque ecologico de Pampas 3.jpg, Slide in the "Parque Ecolgico de Pampas".
Image:Parque ecologico de Pampas 4.jpg, Gardens in the "Parque Ecolgico de Pampas".
Image:Catedral de Pampas.JPG, Cathedral of San Pedro de Pampas.
Image:Municipalidad Provincial de Tayacaja-Pampas.JPG, Municipality of Pampas.
Image:ganado vacuno en Pampas-1.JPG, A cow in Pampas.
Image:pampino1.jpg, Pampino.
References
External links
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Populated places in the Huancavelica Region
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