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Pasco Region
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| Pasco Region | |
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| President | Victor Raúl Espinoza Soto |
| Capital | Cerro de Pasco |
| Area | 25,319.59 km² |
| Population (as of the 2005 Census) | |
| 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% |
| Codes | |
| Dialing code | 063 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-PAS |
| UBIGEO | 19 |
| Official website | |
| www.regionpasco.gob.pe | |
Pasco is a region in central Peru. Its capital is Cerro de Pasco.
The region is divided into 3 provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular: provincia), which are composed of 28 districts (distritos, singular: distrito).
The provinces, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:
- Gobierno Regional Pasco - Pasco Regional Government official website
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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.