Pisco Province

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Pisco
Location of Pisco in the Ica region
Country	Peru
Region	Ica
Founded	October 13, 1900
Capital	Pisco
Area
Area Elevation (capital)	3,978.19 km²
Population (as of the 2005 Census)
Population - Total - Density	116,865 (2005 census) 29.4/km²
Mayor	Juan Enrique Mendoza Uribe (2007)
Subdivisions	8 districts
UBIGEO	1105
Official website
www.munipisco.gob.pe

Pisco is a province of the Ica Region in Peru. Its capital is the town of Pisco, where the popular liquor of the same name originated.

La Mina beach in the Paracas District

1 Geography
- 1.1 Boundaries
2 Tourist attractions
3 Political division
4 2007 earthquake
5 External links

[edit] Geography

[edit] Boundaries

North: Chincha Province, Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region)
East: Huaytará Province (Huancavelica Region)
South: Ica Province
West: Pacific Ocean

[edit] Tourist attractions

One of the main attractions of the province is the Paracas National Reservation, where 216 species of birds have been found. The coastal desert area around this reserve is the home of the pre-Inca Paracas culture, known for its polychrome shawls made with camel wool and cotton which dates back to 600 BC.

Many beaches attract tourists during the summer months.

[edit] Political division

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

[edit] 2007 earthquake

Pisco was one of the most damaged areas of the 2007 Peru earthquake, at least 80% of all Pisco was destroyed, more than 400 people died and more than 1500 were injured. The earthquake had 8.0 magnitude in Richter scale