Pampas, Peru

Coordinates: 12°23′56″S 74°52′0″W / 12.39889°S 74.86667°W / -12.39889; -74.86667

Pampas

Plaza de Armas, Pampas

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Nickname(s): Ciudad de los Cuchimichis (The Cuchimichis City)
Pampas
Coordinates: 12°23′55.76″S 74°52′12.78″W / 12.3988222°S 74.8702167°W / -12.3988222; -74.8702167
Country Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Tayacaja
Established 21 June 1825
Government
  Mayor Jesús Américo 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 PET (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) PET (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 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.

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.

Health

The city has now a new hospital, the Hospital Pampas that serve the city and the towns nearby.

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References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (2007). "Censos Nacionales 2007: XI de Población y VI de Vivienda" (in Spanish). Retrieved November 12, 2008. Statistics taken of the agglomeration from Acraquia (799), Ahuaycha (794), Daniel Hernández (3.946) and Pampas (6.027)

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