The Pasco Province is one of the three provinces that make up the
Pasco Region
Pasco () is a department and region in central Peru. Its capital is Cerro de Pasco.
Political division
The region is divided into 3 provinces ( es, provincias, singular: ), which are composed of 28 districts (''distritos'', singular: ''distrito ...
in
Peru
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. The capital of this province is the city
Cerro de Pasco
Cerro de Pasco is a city in central Peru, located at the top of the Andean mountains. It is the capital of the Pasco region, and an important mining center. At elevation, it is one of the highest cities in the world, and the highest or the sec ...
.
Boundaries
*North:
Huánuco Region
Huánuco (; qu, Wanuku) is a city in central Peru. It had a population of 196,627 as of 2017 and in 2015 it had a population of 175,068. It is the capital of the Huánuco Region and the Huánuco District. It is the seat of the diocese of Hu ...
*East:
Oxapampa Province
The Oxapampa Province ( es, Provincia de Oxapampa) is the largest of three provinces that make up the Pasco Region in Peru. The capital of the Oxapampa province is the city of Oxapampa. The province is located on the eastern slopes of the Andes ...
*South:
JunÃn Region JunÃn may refer to:
Places Argentina
*JunÃn Partido
** JunÃn, Buenos Aires
*** JunÃn Airport
* JunÃn Department, Mendoza
** JunÃn, Mendoza
* JunÃn Department, San Luis
*JunÃn de los Andes, Neuquén
Colombia
*JunÃn, Cundinamarca
*Junà ...
*West:
Lima Region
The Department of Lima () is a department and region located in the central coast of Peru, the ''seat of the Regional Government'' is Huacho.
Lima Province, which contains the city of Lima, the country's capital, is located west of the Departm ...
,
Daniel A. Carrión Province
Geography
The
Waqurunchu mountain range traverses the province. One of the highest mountains of the province is
Waqurunchu at . Other mountain are listed below:
[escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pasco Province (Pasco Region)]
Administrative division
The province has an area of and is divided into thirteen districts.
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Chaupimarca
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Huachón
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Huariaca
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Huayllay
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Ninacaca
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Pallanchacra
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Paucartambo
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San Francisco de AsÃs de Yarusyacán
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Simón BolÃvar
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Ticlacayán
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Tinyahuarco
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Vicco
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Yanacancha
Population
The province has an approximate population of 123,015 inhabitants (
2017
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).
See also
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Administrative divisions of Peru
The administrative divisions of Peru have changed from time to time since the nation gained independence from Spain in the early 19th century. The old territorial subdivisions have split or merged due to several reasons, the most common ones being ...
References
Provinces of the Pasco Region
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