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Pasco Region

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Country
  
Peru

Highest elevation
  
4,380 m (14,370 ft)

UBIGEO
  
19

Capital
  
Cerro de Pasco

Lowest elevation
  
256 m (840 ft)

Pasco Region

Subdivisions
  
3 provinces and 28 districts

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

Contents

Map of Pasco, Peru

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

  • El Sira Communal Reserve
  • San Matías–San Carlos Protection Forest
  • Yanachaga–Chemillén National Park
  • Yanesha Communal Reserve

    • References

    Pasco Region Wikipedia
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