Lauricocha Province
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Lauricocha is a province in the central parts of the Peruvian Andes.
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[edit] Location
Lauricocha is one of the eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region. It borders the Dos de Mayo Province and the Yarowilca Province in the north, the Huánuco Province and the Ambo Province in the east , the Pasco Region in the south, and the Lima Region and the Ancash Region in the west.
[edit] Division
The province comprises a total area of 1,880.13 square kilometers and is divided in seven districts:
- Baños District
- Jesús District
- Jivia District
- Queropalca District
- Rondos District
- San Francisco de Asís District
- San Miguel de Cauri District
[edit] Population
The province has a population of circa 38.000 inhabitants.
[edit] Capital
The capital of the province is the city of Jesús.
