12°23′56″S 74°52′0″W / 12.39889°S 74.86667°W / -12.39889; -74.86667
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Pampas | |
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Plaza de Armas, Pampas | |
FlagCoat of arms | |
Nickname: Ciudad de los Cuchimichis (The Cuchimichis City) | |
Pampas | |
Coordinates: 12°23′55.76″S 74°52′12.78″W / 12.3988222°S 74.8702167°W / -12.3988222; -74.8702167 | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Huancavelica |
Province | Tayacaja |
Established | 21 June 1825 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jess Amrico Monge Abad |
Area | |
• Total | 52.264 km (20.179 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,276 m (10,748 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 11,566 |
• Density | 221.3/km (573/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (PET) |
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). 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.
Images
- A house in Pampas.
- Futsal court in Pampas.
- Slide in the "Parque Ecolgico de Pampas".
- Gardens in the "Parque Ecolgico de Pampas".
- Cathedral of San Pedro de Pampas.
- Municipality of Pampas.
- A cow in Pampas.
- Pampino.
References
- 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)