Pampas, Peru

12°23′56″S 74°52′0″W

Pampas
Plaza de Armas, Pampas
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname:  Ciudad de los Cuchimichis (The Cuchimichis City)
Pampas
Coordinates: 12°23′55.76″S 74°52′12.78″W
Country	Peru
Region	Huancavelica
Province	Tayacaja
Established	21 June 1825
Government
• Mayor	Jess Amrico Monge Abad
Area
• Total	52.264 km2 (20.179 sq mi)
Elevation	3,276 m (10,748 ft)
Population
• Total	11,566
• Density	221.3/km2 (573/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (PET)
Area code	067
Website	www.munitayacaja.gob.pe

Pampas is a city in Peru. It is the capital of the Tayacaja Province and it was established on June 21, 1825. According to the 2007 census had a population of 9,973 (11,566 in the metropolitan area).^[1] It has an approximate altitude of 3,276 metres.

Transportation

The city is connected to the nearby cities like Huancayo and Ayacucho by partially paved roads.^{[citation needed]}

Education

The city house a branch of the Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica and it is home of a local technical institute; the Instituto Tecnologico Pampas - Tayacaja.^{[citation needed]}

Health

The city has now a new hospital, the Hospital Pampas that serve the city and the towns nearby.^{[citation needed]}

Images

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  A house in Pampas.
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  Futsal court in Pampas.
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  Slide in the "Parque Ecolgico de Pampas".
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  Gardens in the "Parque Ecolgico de Pampas".
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  Cathedral of San Pedro de Pampas.
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  Municipality of Pampas.
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  A cow in Pampas.
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  Pampino.

Panoramic of Pampas