Nasca province

Nazca is one of five provinces of the Ica Region of Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Nazca.

Nazca
Province
Flag
Location of Nazca in the Ica Region
Country	Peru
Region	Ica
Founded	January 23, 1941
Capital	Nazca
Government
• Mayor	Julio Oscar Elías Lucana (2019-2022)
Area
• Total	5,234.24 km2 (2,020.95 sq mi)
Population
• Total	69,157
• Density	13/km2 (34/sq mi)
UBIGEO	1103

Political division

The province of Nazca is divided into five districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde):

Districts

• Changuillo
• El Ingenio
• Marcona
• Nazca
• Vista Alegre

Culture

The province is the birthplace of the Nazca culture. The province is also famous with the Nazca lines, located in the Nazca Desert in southern Peru.^[1]

Elephant Rock on the coast of the province of Nazca

See also

• Administrative divisions of Peru

  

  Aerial photograph of one of the Nazca lines, taken in July 2015, that shows the design known as "The monkey"