Department_of_Pasco
Department of Pasco
Departments of Peru
This article is about the Region of Pasco. For its capital city, see Cerro de Pasco. For other uses, see Pasco (disambiguation).
Pasco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpasko]) is a department and region in central Peru. Its capital is Cerro de Pasco.
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Pasco
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Coordinates: 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 |
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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:
- Gobierno Regional Pasco Archived 2005-11-23 at the Wayback Machine – Pasco Regional Government official website
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