Oxapampa Province
10°34′26″S75°24′18″W/ 10.574°S 75.405°W
Oxapampa | |
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![]() Location of Oxapampa in thePasco Region | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Pasco |
Founded | November 27, 1944 |
Capital | Oxapampa |
Government | |
• Mayor | Juan Carlos La Torre Moscoso |
Area | |
• Total | 18,673.79 km2(7,209.99 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 96,169 (2,017) |
UBIGEO | 1903 |
Website | www |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1940 | 5,881 | — |
1961 | 25,783 | +338.4% |
1981 | 49,857 | +93.4% |
2007 | 81,829 | +64.1% |
2020 (est) | 100,561 | +22.9% |
Source:[1][2] |
TheOxapampa Province(Spanish:Provincia de Oxapampa) is the largest of threeprovincesthat make up thePasco RegioninPeru.[3]The capital of the Oxapampa province is the city ofOxapampa.The province is located on the eastern slopes of theAndesreaching down to the lowlands of theAmazon Basin.The high point of the province is approximately 5,300 metres (17,400 ft) in elevation near the summit ofHuagurunchomountain in theHuancabamba Districtand the low point is approximately 200 metres (660 ft) on thePachitea Riverin theConstitución District.[4]
TheCerro de la Sal,an important source of salt for theindigenous peopleof the Amazon Basin since pre-historic times is located in theVilla Rica Districtof the province. The southeastern part of the province is the location of theGran Pajonal(Great Grassland), an elevated plateau occupied by theAsháninkapeople.
Oxapampa is best known for the colonists fromAustriaandGermanywho established one of the first European settlements (in Peru) east of the Andes in remotePozuzo Districtin 1859 and founded the towns ofOxapampain 1891 andVilla Ricain 1928. Germanic influence remains in the architecture and culture of these districts.[5]
Political divisions
[edit]The Oxapampa Province is divided into eightdistricts(Spanish:distritos,singular:distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde):
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Districts of Oxapampa Province[6] | ||||||
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District | Capital | Area | Population (1993) | Population (2017) | elevation (of capital) | coordinates |
Chontabamba | Chontabamba | 450 km2(170 sq mi) | 2,460 | 5,637 | 1,828 m (5,997 ft) | 10°36′11″S75°26′20″W/ 10.603°S 75.439°W |
Constitución | Ciudad Constitución | 3,053 km2(1,179 sq mi) | Created 2010 | 15,230 | 232 m (761 ft) | 9°50′53″S75°00′58″W/ 9.848°S 75.016°W |
Huancabamba | Huancabamba | 1,237 km2(478 sq mi) | 5,746 | 6,891 | 1,666 m (5,466 ft) | 10°25′34″S75°31′30″W/ 10.426°S 75.525°W |
Oxapampa District | Oxapampa | 412 km2(159 sq mi) | 12,826 | 16,565 | 1,812 m (5,945 ft) | 10°34′26″S75°24′18″W/ 10.574°S 75.405°W |
Palcazú District | Iscozacín | 2,887 km2(1,115 sq mi) | 5,687 | 8,257 | 275 m (902 ft) | 10°11′02″S75°09′00″W/ 10.184°S 75.150°W |
Pozuzo District | Pozuzo | 1,394 km2(538 sq mi) | 5,053 | 5,128 | 731 m (2,398 ft) | 10°04′16″S75°33′04″W/ 10.071°S 75.551°W |
Puerto Bermúdez District | Puerto Bermúdez | 7,634 km2(2,948 sq mi) | 13,787 (see note) | 19,968 | 258 m (846 ft) | 10°17′53″S74°56′13″W/ 10.298°S 74.937°W |
Villa Rica District | Villa Rica | 788 km2(304 sq mi) | 14,739 | 18,763 | 1,466 m (4,810 ft) | 10°44′06″S75°16′05″W/ 10.735°S 75.268°W |
Total: Oxapampa | Oxapampa | 18,674 km2(7,210 sq mi) | 60,298 | 96,169 | 1,812 m (5,945 ft) |
Places of interest
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/The_Yanachaga-Chemill%C3%A9n_National_Park_%28in_red%29_with_three_field_stations_-_ZooKeys-235-051-g002.jpeg/250px-The_Yanachaga-Chemill%C3%A9n_National_Park_%28in_red%29_with_three_field_stations_-_ZooKeys-235-051-g002.jpeg)
- Cerro de la Sal
- El Sira Communal Reserve
- Gran Pajonal
- San Matías–San Carlos Protection Forest
- Yanachaga–Chemillén National Park
- Yanesha Communal Reserve
References
[edit]- ^Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática, Peru
- ^"Chapter 8 - Human Occupation of the Central Selva of Peru".Organization of American States.Retrieved17 June2020.
- ^(in Spanish)Official web site of the Oxapampa Province
- ^Google Earth
- ^Dilwyn Jenkins (2009-07-01).The Rough Guide to Peru.Rough Guides Limited. pp. 487–489.ISBN978-1-84836-053-2.
- ^"Pasco Region".City Population.Retrieved16 June2020.
External links
[edit]- (in Spanish)Official web site of the Oxapampa Province
- (in Spanish)Pozuzo Information