Pasco Province

CountryPeruRegionPascoCapitalCerro de PascoGovernment • MayorMarco Antonio De la Cruz Bustillos
(2019-2022)Area • Total4,758.57 km² (1,837.29 sq mi)Population • Total123,015 • Density26/km² (67/sq mi)UBIGEO1901Websitewww.munipasco.gob.pe

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: Lima Region, Daniel A. Carrión Province

Geography

The Waqurunchu mountain range traverses the province. One of the highest mountains of the province is Waqurunchu at 5,748 m (18,858 ft). Other mountain are listed below:^[1]

Administrative division

The province has an area of 4,758.57 square kilometers (1,837.29 sq mi) and is divided into thirteen districts.

• Chaupimarca
• Huachón
• Huariaca
• Huayllay
• Ninacaca
• Pallanchacra
• Paucartambo
• San Francisco de Asís de Yarusyacán
• Simón Bolívar
• Ticlacayán
• Tinyahuarco
• Vicco
• Yanacancha

Population

The province has an approximate population of 123,015 inhabitants (2017).

See also

• Administrative divisions of Peru

Allqaqucha Kunturmarka Markapukyu Pumaqucha Qaqapatan Q'illaywasin

Upamayu Dam Warunqucha Wat'aqucha Wayllay National Sanctuary Yanaqucha (Huayllay) Yanaqucha (Tinyahuarco)

10°41′24″S 76°16′12″W / 10.69000°S 76.27000°W / -10.69000; -76.27000

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