Pampas, Peru Explained

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.

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, the Hospital Pampas that serve the city and the towns nearby.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Censos Nacionales 2007: XI de Poblacin y VI de Vivienda . November 12, 2008 . Instituto Nacional de Estadstica e Informtica . INEI . 2007 . Spanish . Statistics taken of the agglomeration from Acraquia (799), Ahuaycha (794), Daniel Hernndez (3.946) and Pampas (6.027) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120505213754/http://desa.inei.gob.pe/censos2007/tabulados/ . May 5, 2012 .