Pampas, Peru

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.

Pampas
Plaza de Armas, Pampas
Flag
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): 
Ciudad de los Cuchimichis (The Cuchimichis City)
Pampas
Coordinates: 12°23′55.76″S 74°52′12.78″W
CountryPeru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceTayacaja
Established21 June 1825
Government
 • MayorJess Amrico Monge Abad
Area
 • Total52.264 km2 (20.179 sq mi)
Elevation
3,276 m (10,748 ft)
Population
 • Total11,566
 • Density221.3/km2 (573/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (PET)
Area code(s)067
Websitewww.munitayacaja.gob.pe

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.
Panoramic of Pampas

References
  1. 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)
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