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Ancash

Asunción Province

Asunción is one of the 20 provinces of the Ancash Region in . One of the smallest provinces of the region, it is located in the heart of the region's central highlands, on the eastern slopes of the , in the eastern area of the Ancash…
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  • Type: Region with 7,380 residents
  • Description: province in Ancash Region, Peru
  • Also known as: “Asuncion Province”, “Asunción province”, and “Province of Asunción”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Santuario de Mama Ashu.

Church
Photo: Lamder, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chacas.

Town
Photo: Ondando, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Martín de is a town, capital of the eponymous district and the Asunción Province, located in the east-central region of Ancash. It has an urban population of 2,082 located at 3,359 meters; and a district of 5,334 people.

Asunción Province

Latitude
-9.1893° or 9° 11′ 22″ south
Longitude
-77.3944° or 77° 23′ 40″ west
Population
7,380
Elevation
3,593 metres (11,788 feet)
Open location code
6724RJ64+77
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1237320354
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­region
Geo­Names ID
8349547
Wiki­data ID
Q1166116
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Aymara to Welsh—“Asunción Province” goes by many names.
  • Aymara: “Asunsyun jisk’a suyu”
  • Catalan: “Asunción”
  • Catalan: “província d’Asunción”
  • Cebuano: “Asuncion (lalawigan)”
  • Cebuano: “Asuncion”
  • Chinese: “Asunción Séng”
  • Chinese: “阿松森省”
  • Dutch: “Assunção”
  • Dutch: “Asunción”
  • French: “Asuncion”
  • French: “Asunción”
  • French: “province d’Asunción”
  • French: “Province d’Asunción”
  • Georgian: “ასუნსიონი”
  • Georgian: “ასუნსიონის პროვინცია”
  • German: “Asunción”
  • German: “Provinz Asunción”
  • Italian: “provincia di Asunción”
  • Italian: “Provincia di Asunción”
  • Lithuanian: “Asunsjono provincija”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Asunción Séng”
  • Mingrelian: “ასუნსიონი”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Asunción”
  • Norwegian: “Asunción”
  • Persian: “استان آسونسیون”
  • Portuguese: “Assunção”
  • Portuguese: “Asunción”
  • Portuguese: “Província de asunción”
  • Quechua: “Asunsyun pruwinsya”
  • Romanian: “Asunción (provincie)”
  • Romanian: “Asunción”
  • Russian: “Асунсьон”
  • Spanish: “Asuncion”
  • Spanish: “Asunción”
  • Spanish: “provincia de Asuncion”
  • Spanish: “provincia de Asunción”
  • Spanish: “Provincia de Asunción”
  • Vietnamese: “Asunción”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Asunción”
  • Welsh: “Talaith Asunción”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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