Pasco Region

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This article is about the Region of Pasco. For its capital city, see Cerro de Pasco. For other uses, see Pasco.

Región Pasco

See other Peruvian regions

President

Victor Raúl Espinoza Soto

Capital

Cerro de Pasco

Area

25,319.59 km²

Population
- Total
- Density

277 475 (2004 estimate)
11.0/km²

Subdivisions

3 provinces and 28 districts

Elevation
- Lowest
- Highest

256 m (Puerto Bermúdez)
4380 m (Cajamarquilla)

Latitude
Longitude

9º34´23" and N/A
74º36'32" and 76º43'18"

Main resources

Lead, zinc, silver and coal.

Poverty rate

Percentage of country's GDP

1.04%

Dialing code

063

ISO 3166-2

PE-PAS

Official website: www.regionpasco.gob.pe

Pasco is a region in central Peru. Its capital is Cerro de Pasco.

[edit] Political division

Map of the Pasco region showing its provinces

The region is divided into 3 provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular: provincia), which are composed of 28 districts (distritos, singular: distrito).

[edit] Provinces

The provinces, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:

[edit] External links

Gobierno Regional Pasco - Pasco Regional Government official website

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Political division of Peru
Amazonas \| Ancash \| Apurímac \| Arequipa \| Ayacucho \| Cajamarca \| Callao \| Cusco \| Huancavelica \| Huánuco \| Ica \| Junín \| La Libertad \| Lambayeque \| Lima \| Loreto \| Madre de Dios \| Moquegua \| Pasco \| Piura \| Puno \| San Martín \| Tacna \| Tumbes \| Ucayali
The Lima Province is not part of any of the twenty-five regions.