12°23′56″S 74°52′0″W / 12.39889°S 74.86667°W / -12.39889; -74.86667
Pampas is a city in Peru. It is the capital of the Tayacaja Province and it was established on June 21, 1825. According to the 2007 census had a population of 9,973 (11,566 in the metropolitan area).[1] It has an approximate altitude of 3,276 metres.
The city is connected to the nearby cities like Huancayo and Ayacucho by partially paved roads.[citation needed]
The city house a branch of the Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica and it is home of a local technical institute; the Instituto Tecnologico Pampas - Tayacaja.[citation needed]
The city has now a new hospital, the Hospital Pampas that serve the city and the towns nearby.[citation needed]
Statistics taken of the agglomeration from Acraquia (799), Ahuaycha (794), Daniel Hernndez (3.946) and Pampas (6.027)