Barranca is one of the nine provinces in the Lima Region of Peru.

23939 on October 5, 1984, by the government of President Fernando Belaunde Terry.

Geographically, the province has a flat terrain crossed by the valleys of the rivers Fortaleza, Pativilca and Supe.

The province measures 1,355.87 square kilometres (523.50 sq mi) and is divided into five districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde).

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