Nazca | |
Settlement Type: | Province |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Peru |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Ica |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | January 23, 1941 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Nazca |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Julio Oscar Elías Lucana (2019-2022) |
Area Total Km2: | 5234.24 |
Population Total: | 69157 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 1103 |
The Nazca Province (es|'''Provincia de Nazca''') is one of five provinces of the Ica Region of Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Nazca.
The Nasca Province is divided into five districts (es|distritos, singular: Spanish; Castilian: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde):
The Nazca Province is the birthplace of the Nazca culture. The Province is also famous with the so-called Nazca lines, located in the Nazca Desert in southern Peru.[1]