Nasca province
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Nazca | |
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| Location of Nazca in the Ica Region Location of Nazca in the Ica Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Ica |
| Founded | January 23, 1941 |
| Capital | Nazca |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Julio Oscar Elías Lucana (2019-2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,234.24 km2 (2,020.95 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 69,157 |
| • Density | 13.212/km2 (34.220/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 1103 |
Nazca is one of five provinces of the Ica Region of Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Nazca.
Political division
[edit | edit source]The province of Nazca is divided into five districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde):
Districts
[edit | edit source]Culture
[edit | edit source]The province is the birthplace of the Nazca culture. The province is also famous with the Nazca lines, located in the Nazca Desert in southern Peru.[1]
See also
[edit | edit source]- Administrative divisions of Peru
File:Líneas de Nazca, Nazca, Perú, 2015-07-29, DD 49.JPG Aerial photograph of one of the Nazca lines, taken in July 2015, that shows the design known as "The monkey"
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