Pampas, Peru

12°23′56″S 74°52′0″W / 12.39889°S 74.86667°W / -12.39889; -74.86667

Pampas
Plaza de Armas, Pampas
Nickname: 
Ciudad de los Cuchimichis (The Cuchimichis City)
Pampas
Coordinates: 12°23′55.76″S 74°52′12.78″W / 12.3988222°S 74.8702167°W / -12.3988222; -74.8702167
CountryPeru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceTayacaja
Established21 June 1825
Government
  MayorJess Amrico Monge Abad
Area
  Total
52.264 km2 (20.179 sq mi)
Elevation
3,276 m (10,748 ft)
Population
  Total
11,566
  Density221.3/km2 (573/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (PET)
Area code067
Websitewww.munitayacaja.gob.pe

Pampas is a city in Peru. It is the capital of the Tayacaja Province and it was established on June 21, 1825. According to the 2007 census had a population of 9,973 (11,566 in the metropolitan area). It has an approximate altitude of 3,276 metres.