Pisco Province

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Pisco Province
Location of the province in the Ica region
Location of the province in the Ica region
Symbols
flag
flag
coat of arms
coat of arms
Basic data
Country Peru
region Ica
Seat Pisco
surface 3,978.2 km²
Residents 150,744 (2017)
density 38 inhabitants per km²
founding October 13, 1900
ISO 3166-2 PE-ICA
Website www.munipisco.gob.pe (Spanish)
politics
Alcalde Provincial Juan Enrique Mendoza Uribe
(2019-2022)
Plaza de Armas in Pisco
Plaza de Armas in Pisco

Coordinates: 13 ° 42 ′  S , 76 ° 0 ′  W

The Pisco Province is one of five provinces in the Ica region on the Pacific coast of Peru . The Inca Province of Tambo Colorado was located here around 1450 . The province has an area of ​​3978.2 km². At the 2017 census, 150,744 people lived in the province. Ten years earlier, the population was 125,879. The administrative seat is the city of Pisco .

Geographical location

The province of Pisco borders in the north with the provinces Chincha and Castrovirreyna (Huancavelica), in the east with the province Huaytará (Huancavelica), in the south with the province Ica and in the west with the Pacific Ocean .

Administrative division

The province of Pisco is divided into the following eight districts (distritos) . The district of Pisco is the seat of the provincial administration.

District Administrative headquarters
Huancano Huancano
Humay Humay
Independencia Independencia
Paracas Paracas
Pisco Pisco
San Andrés San Andrés
San Clemente San Clemente
Túpac Amaru Inca Túpac Amaru Inca

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Peru: Áncash Region - Provinces and Districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

Web links

Commons : Province of Pisco  - Collection of images, videos and audio files