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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). Region in 3 provinces and 28 districts, Peru
Pasco Departamento de Pasco (Spanish)
Pasqu suyu (Quechua)
Region
Flag of PascoFlagOfficial seal of PascoSeal
Location of the Pasco Region in PeruLocation of the Pasco Region in Peru
Coordinates: 10°30′S 75°18′W / 10.5°S 75.3°W / -10.5; -75.3
CountryPeru
Subdivisions3 provinces and 28 districts
CapitalCerro de Pasco
Government
 • GovernorPedro Ubaldo Polinar
(2019–2022)
Area
 • Total25,319.59 km (9,775.95 sq mi)
Highest elevation4,380 m (14,370 ft)
Lowest elevation256 m (840 ft)
Population
 • Total254,065
 • Density10/km (26/sq mi)
UBIGEO19
Dialing code063
ISO 3166 codePE-PAS
Principal resourcesLead, zinc, silver and coal.
Percentage of Peru's GDP1.04%
Websitewww.regionpasco.gob.pe

Pasco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpasko]) is a department and region in central Peru. Its capital is Cerro de Pasco.

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).

Celebration in Oxapampa.

Provinces

The provinces, with their capitals in parentheses, are:

Places of interest

External links

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Peru's Lima Province is not part of any region.


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