Ascope Province

Ascope
Province
Location of Ascope in the La Libertad Region
Country	Peru
Region	La Libertad
Founded	June 1, 1984
Capital	Ascope
Government
• Mayor	Mario Salomon Velarde Carrion
Area
• Total	2,655.75 km² (1,025.39 sq mi)
Population
• Total	116.684
• Density	0.044/km² (0.11/sq mi)
UBIGEO	1302

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

Political division

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

Nº.	District	Population Cens. 2007	Capital	Mayor
1°	Ascope	---	Ascope	---
2°	Casa Grande	---	Casa Grande	---
3°	Chicama	---	Chicama
4°	Chocope	---	Chocope	---
5°	Magdalena de Cao	---	Magdalena de Cao	---
6°	Santiago de Cao	---	Santiago de Cao	---
7°	Paiján	---	Paiján	---
8°	Rázuri	---	Puerto Chicama	---