Barranca Province

Infobox Province Peru
region = Lima
founded = October 5, 1984
cofarms = COA Barranca Province in Lima Region.png

province = Barranca
capital = Barranca
pop = 137,689
density = 101.6
area = 1,355.87
districts = 5
web = www.munibarranca.gob.pe


mayor = Romel Ullilén Vega
ubigeo = 1502

The Barranca Province is one of the nine provinces in the Lima Region of Peru. It was created by Law No. 23939 on October 5, 1984 by the government of President Fernando Belaunde Terry. Geographically, the province has a flat terrain crossed by the valleys of the rivers Fortaleza, Pativilca and Supe.

Political division

The province measures 1,355.87 km² and is divided into five districts (Spanish: "distritos", singular: "distrito"), each of which is headed by a mayor ("alcalde"). The districts, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:

Districts

* Barranca (Barranca)
* Paramonga (Paramonga)
* Pativilca (Pativilca)
* Supe (Supe)
* Supe Puerto (Supe Puerto)

References

* Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. " [http://desa.inei.gob.pe/mapas/bid/ Banco de Información Digital] ". Retrieved November 3, 2007.