Pampas, Peru
Appearance
12°23′56″S 74°52′0″W / 12.39889°S 74.86667°W
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Pampas | |
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Nickname: Ciudad de los Cuchimichis (The Cuchimichis City) | |
Coordinates: 12°23′55.76″S 74°52′12.78″W / 12.3988222°S 74.8702167°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
[edit]The city is connected to the nearby cities like Huancayo and Ayacucho by partially paved roads.[citation needed]
Education
[edit]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
[edit]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.
References
[edit]- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadstica e Informtica (2007). "Censos Nacionales 2007: XI de Poblacin y VI de Vivienda" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 5, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2008.
Statistics taken of the agglomeration from Acraquia (799), Ahuaycha (794), Daniel Hernndez (3.946) and Pampas (6.027)
External links
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