# Barranca province

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Province of Peru

Province in Lima, Peru

Barranca Province Flag Coat of arms Location of Barranca in Lima Country Peru Department Lima Founded October 5, 1984 Capital Barranca Government • Mayor Luis Emilio Ueno Samanamud Area • Total 1,355.87 km2 (523.50 sq mi) Population • Total 144,381 • Density 106.486/km2 (275.797/sq mi) UBIGEO 1502 Website www.munibarranca.gob.pe

**Barranca** (Spanish: [\[baˈraŋka\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Spanish)) is a [province](/source/Provinces_of_Peru) of the [department of Lima](/source/Department_of_Lima), [Peru](/source/Peru). From the administrative point of view of the [Catholic Church in Peru](/source/Catholic_Church_in_Peru), it forms part of the [Diocese of Huacho](/source/Diocese_of_Huacho).

## History

It was created by Law No. 23939 on October 5, 1984, by the government of President [Fernando Belaunde Terry](/source/Fernando_Belaunde_Terry).

## Politics

### Subdivisions

The province measures 1,355.87 square kilometres (523.50 sq mi) and is divided into five [districts](/source/Districts_of_Peru) ([Spanish](/source/Spanish_language): *distritos*, singular: *distrito*), each of which is headed by a mayor (*alcalde*). The districts, with their capitals in parentheses, are:

- [Barranca](/source/Barranca_District%2C_Barranca) ([Barranca](/source/Barranca%2C_Lima))

- [Paramonga](/source/Paramonga_District) ([Paramonga](/source/Paramonga%2C_Peru))

- [Pativilca](/source/Pativilca_District) ([Pativilca](/source/Pativilca))

- [Supe](/source/Supe_District) ([Supe](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Supe,_Peru&action=edit&redlink=1))

- [Supe Puerto](/source/Supe_Puerto_District) ([Supe Puerto](/source/Supe_Puerto))

## Geography

Geographically, the province has a flat terrain crossed by the valleys of the rivers Fortaleza, Pativilca and Supe.

## See also

- [Department of Lima](/source/Department_of_Lima)

- [Provinces of Peru](/source/Provinces_of_Peru)

## References

- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. *[Banco de Información Digital](https://web.archive.org/web/20080423164200/http://desa.inei.gob.pe/mapas/bid/)*. Retrieved November 3, 2007.

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