Barranca Province
Encyclopedia
The Barranca Province is one of the nine provinces
in the Lima Region
of Peru
. It was created by Law No. 23939 on October 5, 1984 by the government of President Fernando Belaunde Terry
. Geographically, the province has a flat terrain crossed by the valleys of the rivers Fortaleza, Pativilca and Supe.
s , each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:
Provinces of Peru
The provinces of Peru, known in Spanish as provincias, are the second-level administrative subdivisions of the country. They are divided into districts . There are 195 provinces in Peru, grouped into 25 regions except for the Lima Province which does not belong to any region. This makes an average...
in the Lima Region
Lima Region
Lima Region, also known as Lima Provincias, is one of twenty-five regions of Peru. Located in the central coast of the country, its regional seat is Huacho....
of Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. It was created by Law No. 23939 on October 5, 1984 by the government of President Fernando Belaunde Terry
Fernando Belaúnde Terry
Fernando Belaúnde Terry was President of Peru for two non-consecutive terms . Deposed by a military coup in 1968, he was re-elected in 1980 after eleven years of military rule...
. Geographically, the province has a flat terrain crossed by the valleys of the rivers Fortaleza, Pativilca and Supe.
Political division
The province measures 1355.87 square kilometres (523.5 sq mi) and is divided into five districtDistricts of Peru
The districts of Peru are the third-level country subdivisions of Peru. They are subdivisions of the provinces, which in turn are subdivisions of the larger regions or departments...
s , each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:
Districts
- BarrancaBarranca District, BarrancaBarranca District is one of five districts of the province Barranca in Peru.-References:...
(BarrancaBarranca, LimaBarranca is a city in central Peru, capital of the province Barranca in the region Lima.-External links:...
) - ParamongaParamonga DistrictParamonga District is one of five districts of the province Barranca in Peru.-References:...
(ParamongaParamongaParamonga was an important city constructed at the border of the former Kingdom of Chimor in Peru during the late Intermediate Period whose capital was the metropolis of Chan Chan....
) - PativilcaPativilca DistrictPativilca is one of five districts of the province Barranca in Peru.-References: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. . Retrieved February 28, 2008. Municipalidad Distrital de Pativilca. . Retrieved February 28, 2008....
(PativilcaPativilcaPativilca is a town in central Peru, capital of the district Pativilca in the province Barranca in the region Lima.-External links:...
) - SupeSupe DistrictSupe District is one of five districts of the province Barranca in Peru.-References:...
(Supe) - Supe PuertoSupe Puerto DistrictSupe Puerto District is one of five districts of the province Barranca in Peru.-References:...
(Supe PuertoSupe PuertoPuerto Supe, officially known as Supe Puerto , is as small harbor town located in the province of Barranca, in the Lima Provincias region, on the coast of Peru...
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