Department of Pasco
Departments of Peru
Region in 3 provinces and 28 districts, Peru
Pasco Departamento de Pasco (Spanish) Pasqu suyu (Quechua) | |
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Region | |
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Location of the Pasco Region in Peru | |
Coordinates: 10°30′S 75°18′W / 10.5°S 75.3°W / -10.5; -75.3 | |
Country | Peru |
Subdivisions | 3 provinces and 28 districts |
Capital | Cerro de Pasco |
Government | |
• Governor | Pedro Ubaldo Polinar (2019–2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 25,319.59 km2 (9,775.95 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 4,380 m (14,370 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 256 m (840 ft) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 254,065 |
• Density | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) |
UBIGEO | 19 |
Dialing code | 063 |
ISO 3166 code | PE-PAS |
Principal resources | Lead, zinc, silver and coal. |
Percentage of Peru's GDP | 1.04% |
Website | www.regionpasco.gob.pe |
Pasco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpasko]) is a department and region in central Peru. Its capital is Cerro de Pasco.
Political division
The region is divided into 3 provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular: provincia), which are composed of 28 districts (distritos, singular: distrito).
Provinces
The provinces, with their capitals in parentheses, are:
- Daniel Alcídes Carrión (Yanahuanca)
- Oxapampa (Oxapampa)
- Pasco (Cerro de Pasco)
Places of interest
- Cerro de la Sal
- El Sira Communal Reserve
- Gran Pajonal
- San Matías–San Carlos Protection Forest
- Yanachaga–Chemillén National Park
- Yanesha Communal Reserve
External links
- Gobierno Regional Pasco Archived 2005-11-23 at the Wayback Machine – Pasco Regional Government official website
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Department capitals of Peru
- Chachapoyas (Amazonas)
- Huaraz (Ancash)
- Abancay (Apurímac)
- Arequipa (Arequipa)
- Ayacucho (Ayacucho)
- Cajamarca (Cajamarca)
- Callao (Callao)
- Cusco (Cuzco)
- Huancavelica (Huancavelica)
- Huánuco (Huánuco)
- Ica (Ica)
- Huancayo (Junín)
- Trujillo (La Libertad)
- Chiclayo (Lambayeque)
- Lima
- Huacho (Department of Lima)
- Iquitos (Loreto)
- Puerto Maldonado (Madre de Dios)
- Moquegua (Moquegua)
- Cerro de Pasco (Pasco)
- Piura (Piura)
- Puno (Puno)
- Moyobamba (San Martín)
- Tacna (Tacna)
- Tumbes (Tumbes)
- Pucallpa (Ucayali)
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