Department of Pasco explained

Pasco
Native Name:Departamento de Pasco (Spanish)
Pasqu suyu (Quechua)
Settlement Type:Region
Coordinates:-10.5°N -75.3°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Peru
Subdivision Type1:Subdivisions
Subdivision Name1:3 provinces and 28 districts
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Cerro de Pasco
Leader Title:Governor
Leader Name:Pedro Ubaldo Polinar
(2019–2022)
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:25319.59
Elevation Footnotes:(Capital)
Elevation Max M:4380
Elevation Min M:256
Population Total:254065
Population As Of:2017
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:UBIGEO
Postal Code:19
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:063
Iso Code:PE-PAS
Website:www.regionpasco.gob.pe
Blank Name Sec1:Principal resources
Blank Info Sec1:Lead, zinc, silver and coal.
Blank3 Name Sec1:Percentage of Peru's GDP
Blank3 Info Sec1:1.04%

Pasco (pronounced as /es/) is a department and region in central Peru. Its capital is Cerro de Pasco.

Political division

The region is divided into 3 provinces (Spanish; Castilian: provincias, singular: Spanish; Castilian: provincia), which are composed of 28 districts (distritos, singular: distrito).

Provinces

The provinces, with their capitals in parentheses, are:

Places of interest

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