Pisco province

{{Infobox settlement | name = Pisco | settlement_type = [[provinces of Peru|Province]] | image_skyline = | image_caption = | image_flag = File:Bandera de Pisco.png | image_shield = File:Escudo de Pisco.png | image_map = Location of the province Pisco in Ica.svg | map_caption = Location of Pisco in the [[Ica Region]] | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[Peru]] | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = [[Ica Region|Ica]] | established_title = Founded | established_date = October 13, 1900 | seat_type = Capital | seat = [[Pisco, Peru|Pisco]] | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Juan Enrique Mendoza Uribe | area_total_km2 = 3978.19 | elevation_m = | population_total = 150744 | population_footnotes = | population_density_km2 = auto | blank_name_sec1 = [[UBIGEO]] | blank_info_sec1 = 1105 | website = {{url|www.munipisco.gob.pe}} | official_name = }} '''Pisco''' is a [[Provinces of Peru|province]] of the [[Ica Region]] in [[Peru]]. Its capital is the town of [[Pisco, Peru|Pisco]], where the popular [[liquor]] [[Pisco|of the same name]] originated. [[Image:La Mina beach.jpg|thumb|250px|La Mina beach in the [[Paracas District]]]]

==Geography==

===Boundaries=== * North: [[Chincha Province]], [[Castrovirreyna Province]] ([[Huancavelica Region]]) * East: [[Huaytará Province]] (Huancavelica Region) * South: [[Ica Province]] * West: [[Pacific Ocean]]

==Tourist attractions== One of the main attractions of the province is the [[Paracas National Reservation]], where 216 species of birds have been found. Many beaches attract tourists during the summer months.

The coastal desert area around this reserve is the home of the pre-[[Inca]] [[Paracas culture]]. This people was known for its elaborate textiles and grave goods, including polychrome shawls made with [[camelid]] (llama or alpaca) wool and cotton, which date to 600 BCE.

==Political division== The province is divided into eight [[district]]s ({{langx|es|distritos}}, singular: {{lang|es|distrito}}), each of which is headed by a mayor (''alcalde''): * [[Huancano District|Huancano]] * [[Humay District|Humay]] * [[Independencia District, Pisco|Independencia]] * [[Paracas District|Paracas]] * [[Pisco District|Pisco]] * [[San Andrés District|San Andrés]] * [[San Clemente District|San Clemente]] * [[Túpac Amaru Inca District|Túpac Amaru Inca]]

==2007 earthquake== With a [[moment magnitude scale|moment magnitude]] of 8.0, more than 400 people died and more than 1,500 were injured during the [[2007 Peru earthquake]]. At least 80% of Pisco was damaged.

==External links== * [http://www.munipisco.gob.pe Municipalidad Provincial de Pisco] – Pisco Province Council official website * [http://www.go2peru.com/webapp/ilatintravel/articulo.jsp?cod=1998894 Paracas National Reserve] – Information about the national reserve

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