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Asunción Province
Province in Ancash, Peru / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Asunción Province is one of the 20 provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru, one of the smallest provinces of the region. It is located in the heart of the central highlands of the region, on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Blanca, in the eastern area of the Ancash Region[1] at a distance of 121 km from the city of Huaraz, the capital of the region, and 521 km from the city of Lima, the capital of Peru. Chacas, the capital of the province, is located about 3,350 m high in the midst of extremely rugged terrain.
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Location of Asunción in the Ancash Region | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Ancash |
Founded | 1983 |
Capital | Chacas |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jesus Zaragoza Guzman (2019–2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 529 km2 (204 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 7,378 |
• Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
Website | www |
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The province is bounded to the north by the Yungay Province, to the east by the Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald Province and the Huari Province, and to the south and west by the Carhuaz Province.