Oxapampa Province

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Oxapampa
250px Location of Oxapampa in the Pasco region
Country	Peru
Region	Pasco
Founded	November 27, 1944
Capital	Oxapampa
Area
Area Elevation (capital)	18,673.79 km2 (7,209.99 sq mi)
Population (as of the 2005 Census)
Population  - Total  - Density	78,108 4.2 /km2 (11 /sq mi)
Mayor	Juan Hermitaño Rios
Subdivisions	7 districts
UBIGEO	1903
Official website
www.munioxapampa.gob.pe

The Oxapampa Province (Spanish: Provincia de Oxapampa) is the largest of three provinces that make up the Pasco Region in Peru.^[1] The capital of the Oxapampa province is the city of Oxapampa.

Contents 1 Political division 1.1 Districts 2 Places of interest 3 References 4 External links

Political division

The Oxapampa Province is divided into seven districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde):

Districts

• Oxapampa
• Chontabamba
• Huancabamba
• Palcazu
• Pozuzo
• Puerto Bermúdez
• Villa Rica

Places of interest

• El Sira Communal Reserve
• Yanachaga–Chemillén National Park

References

1. ↑ (Spanish) Official web site of the Oxapampa Province

External links

• (Spanish) Official web site of the Oxapampa Province
• (Spanish) Pozuzo Information

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