Ascope Province

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Provincia de Ascope
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Coat of arms
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Location in the La Libertad Region
Country
Region		 Flag of Peru Peru
La Libertad
Founded June 1, 1984
Capital Ascope
Area 2,655.75 km2
Population
 - Total
 - Density
116 447 (2002 estimate)
43.8/km2 
Subdivisions 8 districts

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 Contumaza and the Otuzco and Gran Chimú provinces on the east; and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital is Ascope.

[edit] Political division

The province is divided into eight districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde):

  • Ascope
  • Casa Grande
  • Chicama
  • Chocope
  • Magdalena de Cao
  • Paiján
  • Rázuri
  • Santiago de Cao
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Map of the Ascope Province showing its districts
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Peru | La Libertad Region
Provinces
Ascope | Bolívar | Chepén | Gran Chimú | Julcán | Otuzco | Pacasmayo | Pataz | Sánchez Carrión | Santiago de Chuco | Trujillo | Virú
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