The Oxapampa Province (Spanish: Provincia de Oxapampa) is the largest of three provinces that make up the Pasco Region in Peru.[3] The capital of the Oxapampa province is the city of Oxapampa. The province is located on the eastern slopes of the Andes reaching down to the lowlands of the Amazon Basin. The high point of the province is approximately 5,300 metres (17,400 ft) in elevation near the summit of Huaguruncho mountain in the Huancabamba District and the low point is approximately 200 metres (660 ft) on the Pachitea River in the Constitución District.[4]
The Cerro de la Sal, an important source of salt for the indigenous people of the Amazon Basin since pre-historic times is located in the Villa Rica District of the province. The southeastern part of the province is the location of the Gran Pajonal (Great Grassland), an elevated plateau occupied by the Asháninka people.
Oxapampa is best known for the colonists from Austria and Germany who established one of the first European settlements (in Peru) east of the Andes in remote Pozuzo District in 1859 and founded the towns of Oxapampa in 1891 and Villa Rica in 1928. Germanic influence remains in the architecture and culture of these districts.[5]
Yanachaga-Chemillén National Park, red; Communal Reserves (Yanesha, El Sira), pink; Protected Forest (San Matías-San Carlos), dark green; Municipal Conservation Area (Bosque de Sho’llet), pale blue, unprotected area, pale green.
^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. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
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oxapampa, province, oxapampaprovinceflagcoat, armslocation, oxapampa, pasco, regioncountryperuregionpascofoundednovember, 1944capitaloxapampagovernment, mayorjuan, carlos, torre, moscosoarea, total18, population, total96, ubigeo1903websitewww, munioxapampa, pe. 10 34 26 S 75 24 18 W 10 574 S 75 405 W 10 574 75 405 OxapampaProvinceFlagCoat of armsLocation of Oxapampa in the Pasco RegionCountryPeruRegionPascoFoundedNovember 27 1944CapitalOxapampaGovernment MayorJuan Carlos La Torre MoscosoArea Total18 673 79 km2 7 209 99 sq mi Population Total96 169 2 017 UBIGEO1903Websitewww wbr munioxapampa wbr gob wbr peHistorical populationYearPop 19405 881 196125 783 338 4 198149 857 93 4 200781 829 64 1 2020 est 100 561 22 9 Source 1 2 The Oxapampa Province Spanish Provincia de Oxapampa is the largest of three provinces that make up the Pasco Region in Peru 3 The capital of the Oxapampa province is the city of Oxapampa The province is located on the eastern slopes of the Andes reaching down to the lowlands of the Amazon Basin The high point of the province is approximately 5 300 metres 17 400 ft in elevation near the summit of Huaguruncho mountain in the Huancabamba District and the low point is approximately 200 metres 660 ft on the Pachitea River in the Constitucion District 4 The Cerro de la Sal an important source of salt for the indigenous people of the Amazon Basin since pre historic times is located in the Villa Rica District of the province The southeastern part of the province is the location of the Gran Pajonal Great Grassland an elevated plateau occupied by the Ashaninka people Oxapampa is best known for the colonists from Austria and Germany who established one of the first European settlements in Peru east of the Andes in remote Pozuzo District in 1859 and founded the towns of Oxapampa in 1891 and Villa Rica in 1928 Germanic influence remains in the architecture and culture of these districts 5 Contents 1 Political divisions 2 Places of interest 3 References 4 External linksPolitical divisions editThe Oxapampa Province is divided into eight districts Spanish distritos singular distrito each of which is headed by a mayor alcalde nbsp Flag of Oxapampa nbsp Districts of Oxapampa province Districts of Oxapampa Province 6 District Capital Area Population 1993 Population 2017 elevation of capital coordinatesChontabamba Chontabamba 450 km2 170 sq mi 2 460 5 637 1 828 m 5 997 ft 10 36 11 S 75 26 20 W 10 603 S 75 439 W 10 603 75 439Constitucion Ciudad Constitucion 3 053 km2 1 179 sq mi Created 2010 15 230 232 m 761 ft 9 50 53 S 75 00 58 W 9 848 S 75 016 W 9 848 75 016Huancabamba Huancabamba 1 237 km2 478 sq mi 5 746 6 891 1 666 m 5 466 ft 10 25 34 S 75 31 30 W 10 426 S 75 525 W 10 426 75 525Oxapampa District Oxapampa 412 km2 159 sq mi 12 826 16 565 1 812 m 5 945 ft 10 34 26 S 75 24 18 W 10 574 S 75 405 W 10 574 75 405Palcazu District Iscozacin 2 887 km2 1 115 sq mi 5 687 8 257 275 m 902 ft 10 11 02 S 75 09 00 W 10 184 S 75 150 W 10 184 75 150Pozuzo District Pozuzo 1 394 km2 538 sq mi 5 053 5 128 731 m 2 398 ft 10 04 16 S 75 33 04 W 10 071 S 75 551 W 10 071 75 551Puerto Bermudez District Puerto Bermudez 7 634 km2 2 948 sq mi 13 787 see note 19 968 258 m 846 ft 10 17 53 S 74 56 13 W 10 298 S 74 937 W 10 298 74 937Villa Rica District Villa Rica 788 km2 304 sq mi 14 739 18 763 1 466 m 4 810 ft 10 44 06 S 75 16 05 W 10 735 S 75 268 W 10 735 75 268Total Oxapampa Oxapampa 18 674 km2 7 210 sq mi 60 298 96 169 1 812 m 5 945 ft Places of interest edit nbsp Yanachaga Chemillen National Park red Communal Reserves Yanesha El Sira pink Protected Forest San Matias San Carlos dark green Municipal Conservation Area Bosque de Sho llet pale blue unprotected area pale green Cerro de la Sal El Sira Communal Reserve Gran Pajonal San Matias San Carlos Protection Forest Yanachaga Chemillen National Park Yanesha Communal ReserveReferences edit Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica Peru Chapter 8 Human Occupation of the Central Selva of Peru Organization of American States Retrieved 17 June 2020 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 ISBN 978 1 84836 053 2 Pasco Region City Population Retrieved 16 June 2020 External links edit in Spanish Official web site of the Oxapampa Province in Spanish Pozuzo Information Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oxapampa Province amp oldid 1150326792, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
