# Chincha province

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Province in Ica, Peru

Chincha Province Flag Coat of arms Location of Chincha in the Ica Region Country Peru Region Ica Capital Chincha Alta Government • Mayor Armando Huamán Tasayco (2019-2022) Area • Total 2,988.27 km2 (1,153.78 sq mi) Population (2005 census) • Total 181,777 • Density 60.8302/km2 (157.549/sq mi) UBIGEO 1102

**Chincha** is one of five [provinces](/source/Provinces_of_Peru) of the [Ica Region](/source/Ica_Region) of [Peru](/source/Peru).[1] The capital of the province is the city of [Chincha Alta](/source/Chincha_Alta), a center where the culture of the [Black Peruvians](/source/Black_Peruvians) developed. It is characterized by its schools and fabric textiles.

## History

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## Geography

### Boundaries

- **North**: [Lima Region](/source/Lima_Region)

- **East**: [Huancavelica Region](/source/Huancavelica_Region)

- **South**: [province of Pisco](/source/Pisco_Province)

- **West**: [Pacific Ocean](/source/Pacific_Ocean)

### Political division

The province of Chincha is divided into eleven [districts](/source/District) ([Spanish](/source/Spanish_language): *distritos*, singular: *distrito*), each of which is headed by a mayor (*alcalde*):

#### Districts

- [Alto Larán](/source/Alto_Lar%C3%A1n_District)

- [Chavín](/source/Chav%C3%ADn_District)

- [Chincha Alta](/source/Chincha_Alta_District)

- [Chincha Baja](/source/Chincha_Baja_District)

- [El Carmen](/source/El_Carmen_District%2C_Chincha)

- [Grocio Prado](/source/Grocio_Prado_District)

- [Pueblo Nuevo](/source/Pueblo_Nuevo_District%2C_Chincha)

- [San Juan de Yanac](/source/San_Juan_de_Yanac_District)

- [San Pedro de Huacarpana](/source/San_Pedro_de_Huacarpana_District)

- [Sunampe](/source/Sunampe_District)

- [Tambo de Mora](/source/Tambo_de_Mora_District)

## See also

- [Administrative divisions of Peru](/source/Administrative_divisions_of_Peru)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Pisco será la anfitriona por el Día de la Identidad e Integración Cultural de región Ica"](https://andina.pe/agencia/noticia-pisco-sera-anfitriona-por-dia-de-identidad-e-integracion-cultural-region-ica-1032364.aspx). *[Andina](/source/Andina_(news_agency))* (in Spanish). 6 June 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2026.

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