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{{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | name = Chincha | settlement_type = [[provinces of Peru|Province]] | image_skyline = | image_caption = | image_flag = Bandera de Chincha alta.png | image_shield = COA Chincha Province in Ica Region.png | image_map = Location of the province Chincha in Ica.svg | map_caption = Location of Chincha in the [[Ica Region]] | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[Peru]] | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = [[Ica Region|Ica]] | established_title = Founded | established_date = | seat_type = Capital | seat = [[Chincha Alta]] | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Armando Huamán Tasayco<br><small>(2019-2022)</small> | area_total_km2 = 2988.27 | elevation_m = | population_total = 181777 | population_footnotes = &ensp;{{nobold|([[Peru 2005 Census|2005 census]])}} | population_density_km2 = auto | blank_name_sec1 = [[UBIGEO]] | blank_info_sec1 = 1102 | website = }} '''Chincha''' is one of five [[Provinces of Peru|provinces]] of the [[Ica Region]] of [[Peru]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://andina.pe/agencia/noticia-pisco-sera-anfitriona-por-dia-de-identidad-e-integracion-cultural-region-ica-1032364.aspx|title=Pisco será la anfitriona por el Día de la Identidad e Integración Cultural de región Ica|work=[[Andina (news agency)|Andina]]|date=6 June 2025|access-date=7 March 2026|language=es}}</ref> The capital of the province is the city of [[Chincha Alta]], a center where the culture of the [[Black Peruvians]] developed. It is characterized by its schools and fabric textiles.

== History ==

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== Geography == ===Boundaries=== *'''North''': [[Lima Region]] *'''East''': [[Huancavelica Region]] *'''South''': [[Pisco Province|province of Pisco]] *'''West''': [[Pacific Ocean]]

=== Political division === The province of Chincha is divided into eleven [[district]]s ({{langx|es|distritos}}, singular: ''distrito''), each of which is headed by a mayor (''alcalde''):

====Districts==== * [[Alto Larán District|Alto Larán]] * [[Chavín District|Chavín]] * [[Chincha Alta District|Chincha Alta]] * [[Chincha Baja District|Chincha Baja]] * [[El Carmen District, Chincha|El Carmen]] * [[Grocio Prado District|Grocio Prado]] * [[Pueblo Nuevo District, Chincha|Pueblo Nuevo]] * [[San Juan de Yanac District|San Juan de Yanac]] * [[San Pedro de Huacarpana District|San Pedro de Huacarpana]] * [[Sunampe District|Sunampe]] * [[Tambo de Mora District|Tambo de Mora]]

== See also == * [[Administrative divisions of Peru]]

==References== {{reflist}}

{{Provinces of Ica Region}} {{Authority control}}

[[Category:Provinces of the Department of Ica]]

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