The Otuzco Province is one of twelve

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

of the

La Libertad Region La Libertad (; in English: ''The Liberty'') is a region in northwestern Peru. Formerly it was known as the Department of La Libertad ('). It is bordered by the Lambayeque, Cajamarca and Amazonas regions on the north, the San Martín Region on t ...

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. The capital of this province is the city of

Otuzco The Otuzco is a city located in the highlands of La Libertad, Peru. It is the capital of the Otuzco Province, and it is well known because there is the sanctuary of the Virgen de la Puerta. It is located at around . Founding The Otuzcans, led ...

Political division

The province is divided into ten

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, which are: *

* Agallpampa * Charat * Huaranchal * La Cuesta *

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* Paranday * Salpo * Sinsicap * Usquil Provinces of the La Libertad Region {{LaLibertad-geo-stub