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'''Pampas''' is a city in [[Peru]]. It is the [[Capital (political)|capital]] of the [[Tayacaja Province]] and according to the 2007 census had a [[population]] of 9,973 (11,566 in the metropolitan area).<ref name="INEI Info. Distr.2007">{{cite web |url = http://desa.inei.gob.pe/Censos2007/tabulados/ |title = Censos Nacionales 2007: XI de Población y VI de Vivienda |accessdate = November 12, 2008 |last= Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática |authorlink = INEI |year = 2007 |language = español |quote=Statistics taken of the agglomeration from [[Acraquia District|Acraquia]] (799), [[Ahuaycha District|Ahuaycha]] (794), [[Daniel Hernández District|Daniel Hernández]] (3.946) and [[Pampas District, Tayacaja|Pampas]] (6.027)}}</ref> It has an approximate [[altitude]] of 3,276 meters.
'''Pampas''' is a city in [[Peru]]. It is the [[Capital (political)|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).<ref name="INEI Info. Distr.2007">{{cite web |url = http://desa.inei.gob.pe/Censos2007/tabulados/ |title = Censos Nacionales 2007: XI de Población y VI de Vivienda |accessdate = November 12, 2008 |last= Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática |authorlink = INEI |year = 2007 |language = español |quote=Statistics taken of the agglomeration from [[Acraquia District|Acraquia]] (799), [[Ahuaycha District|Ahuaycha]] (794), [[Daniel Hernández District|Daniel Hernández]] (3.946) and [[Pampas District, Tayacaja|Pampas]] (6.027)}}</ref> It has an approximate [[altitude]] of 3,276 meters.


== Transportation==
== Transportation==

Revision as of 14:59, 4 April 2012

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

Pampas
Plaza de Armas, Pampas
Plaza de Armas, Pampas
Flag of Pampas
Coat of arms of Pampas
Nickname: 
Ciudad de los Cuchimichis (The Cuchimichis City)
CountryPeru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceTayacaja
Established21 June 1825
Government
 • MayorJesús Américo Monge Abad
Area
 • Total52.264 km2 (20.179 sq mi)
Elevation
3,276 m (10,748 ft)
Population
 • Total11,566
 • Density221.3/km2 (573/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (PET)
Area code067
Websitewww.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 meters.

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 that serve the city and the towns nearby.

Images

Panoramic of Pampas.

References

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (2007). "Censos Nacionales 2007: XI de Población y VI de Vivienda" (in español). Retrieved November 12, 2008. Statistics taken of the agglomeration from Acraquia (799), Ahuaycha (794), Daniel Hernández (3.946) and Pampas (6.027){{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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