Department of Pasco

This article is about the Region of Pasco. For its capital city, see Cerro de Pasco. For other uses, see Pasco (disambiguation).

Pasco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpasko]) is a department and region in central Peru. Its capital is Cerro de Pasco.

Pasco Departamento de Pasco (Spanish) Pasqu suyu (Quechua)
Region
Flag Seal
Location of the Pasco Region in Peru
Coordinates: 10.5°S 75.3°W / -10.5; -75.3
Country	Peru
Subdivisions	3 provinces and 28 districts
Capital	Cerro de Pasco
Government
• Governor	Pedro Ubaldo Polinar (2019–2022)
Area
• Total	25,319.59 km2 (9,775.95 sq mi)
Highest elevation	4,380 m (14,370 ft)
Lowest elevation	256 m (840 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Total	254,065
• Density	10/km2 (26/sq mi)
UBIGEO	19
Dialing code	063
ISO 3166 code	PE-PAS
Principal resources	Lead, zinc, silver and coal.
Percentage of Peru's GDP	1.04%
Website	www.regionpasco.gob.pe

Political division

Map of the Pasco region showing its provinces

The region is divided into 3 provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular: provincia), which are composed of 28 districts (distritos, singular: distrito).

Celebration in Oxapampa.

Provinces

The provinces, with their capitals in parentheses, are:

• Daniel Alcídes Carrión (Yanahuanca)
• Oxapampa (Oxapampa)
• Pasco (Cerro de Pasco)

Places of interest

• Cerro de la Sal
• El Sira Communal Reserve
• Gran Pajonal
• San Matías–San Carlos Protection Forest
• Yanachaga–Chemillén National Park
• Yanesha Communal Reserve

External links

• Gobierno Regional Pasco Archived 2005-11-23 at the Wayback Machine – Pasco Regional Government official website