Pampas, Peru

Coordinates: 12°23′56″S 74°52′0″W / 12.39889°S 74.86667°W / -12.39889; -74.86667
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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)
Pampas is located in Peru
Pampas
Pampas
Coordinates: 12°23′55.76″S 74°52′12.78″W / 12.3988222°S 74.8702167°W / -12.3988222; -74.8702167
CountryPeru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceTayacaja
Established21 June 1825
Government
 • MayorJess Amrico 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 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[edit]

Panoramic of Pampas

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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)

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