Ascope Province

Infobox Province Peru
region = La Libertad


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founded = June 1, 1984
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province = Ascope
capital = Ascope
pop = 116.684
density = 43.9
area = 2,655.75
districts = 8
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ubigeo = 1302
mayor = Mario Salomon Velarde Carrion

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"):
* Ascope
* Casa Grande
* Chicama
* Chocope
* Magdalena de Cao
* Paiján
* Rázuri
* Santiago de Cao