Official Name: | Pampas |
Nickname: | Ciudad de los Cuchimichis (The Cuchimichis City) |
Mapsize: | 200px |
Pushpin Map: | Peru |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Peru |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Huancavelica |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Tayacaja |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Jess Amrico Monge Abad |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 21 June 1825 |
Area Total Km2: | 52.264 |
Population Total: | 11,566 |
Population Density Km2: | 221.3 |
Timezone: | PET |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | PET |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Coordinates: | -12.3988°N -74.8702°W |
Elevation M: | 3276 |
Postal Code: | 090701 |
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.
The city is connected to the nearby cities like Huancayo and Ayacucho by partially paved roads.
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.
The city has now a new hospital, the Hospital Pampas that serve the city and the towns nearby.