Ascope Province
Ascope | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | La Libertad |
Founded | June 1, 1984 |
Capital | Ascope |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mario Salomon Velarde Carrion |
Area | |
• Total | 2,655.75 km2 (1,025.39 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 123,480 |
• Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
UBIGEO | 1302 |
Ascope is a province in the La Libertad Region, Peru. It is bordered by the Trujillo Province on the south; the Pacasmayo Province on the north; the Cajamarcan province of Contumazá and the Otuzco and Gran Chimú provinces on the east; and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital is Ascope.
Political division
[edit]The province is divided into eight districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde):
Nº. | District | Population Cens. 2007 | Capital | Mayor |
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1° | Ascope | --- | Ascope | --- |
2° | Casa Grande | --- | Casa Grande | --- |
3° | Chicama | --- | Chicama | |
4° | Chocope | --- | Chocope | --- |
5° | Magdalena de Cao | --- | Magdalena de Cao | --- |
6° | Santiago de Cao | --- | Santiago de Cao | --- |
7° | Paiján | --- | Paiján | --- |
8° | Rázuri | --- | Puerto Chicama | --- |