Department of Pasco

Template:Short description Template:About Template:Infobox settlement Pasco (Template:IPA) is a department of Peru. It is located in the country's centre. It is administered by a regional government. Its capital is Cerro de Pasco.

Political division

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Map of the Pasco region showing its provinces

The region is divided into 3 provinces (Template:Langx, singular: Template:Lang), which are composed of 28 districts (distritos, singular: distrito).

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Celebration in Oxapampa.

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 Template:Webarchive – Pasco Regional Government official website

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