Asunción Province
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| Country | Peru | ||
| region | Ancash | ||
| Seat | Chacas | ||
| surface | 528.7 km² | ||
| Residents | 7378 (2017) | ||
| density | 14 inhabitants per km² | ||
| founding | December 30, 1983 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-ANC | ||
| Website | muniasuncion.gob.pe (Spanish) | ||
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| Alcalde Provincial | Jesús Alberto Zaragoza Guzmán (2019-2022) |
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| Political party | Partido Democrático Somos Perú. | ||
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Coordinates: 9 ° 9 ′ S , 77 ° 22 ′ W
The province of Asunción is one of the 20 provinces that make up the Ancash administrative region in Peru . In 2017, 7,378 people lived in the 528.66 km² area. In 1993 the population was 9846, in 2007 it was 9054. The administrative center is Chacas .
Geographical location
The province of Asunción is located on the eastern flank of the Cordillera Blanca , which is a glaciated mountain ridge of the Peruvian Western Cordillera . On the western province border, which rises 6,395 meters high Huantsán . The provincial area extends over the catchment area of the Río Acochaca , a tributary of the Río Yanamayo . The province of Asunción borders in the north with the province Yungay , in the northeast with the province Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald , in the southeast with the province Huari and in the west with the province Carhuaz .
structure
The province of Asunción consists of the following two districts ( distritos ). The district of Chacas is the seat of the provincial administration.
| District | Administrative headquarters |
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| Acochaca | Acochaca |
| Chacas | Chacas |
Web links
- Municipalidad Provincial de Asunción
- Peru: Region Ancash (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de