Pamparomas District

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Pamparomas

Pamparumas
Location of the district Pamparomas in Huaylas.png
Location of Pamparomas in the Huaylas province
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Huaylas
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
Capital Pamparomas
Subdivisions 43 hamlets
Government
   Mayor Adrián Palmadera Milla (2012)
Area
  Total496.35 km2 (191.64 sq mi)
Elevation
2,862 m (9,390 ft)
Population
 (2002 est.)
  Total9,484
  Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 021206
Website munipamparomas.gob.pe

The Pamparomas District is one of 10 districts of the Huaylas Province in the Ancash Region of Peru. The capital of the district is the village of Pamparomas. [1] The district was founded on January 2, 1857.

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Location

The district is located in the south-western part of the province at an elevation of 2,862m in the Cordillera Negra (Spanish for black mountain range). The capital of the province, Caraz, is located at a distance of 80 km. The nearest large city is Chimbote, located on the pacific coast at a distance of 140 km from Pamparomas.

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Simiyuq Wank'a at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [2]

Political division

The district is divided into 43 hamlets (Spanish : caseríos, singular: caserío):

Pamparomas Valley

  • Racratumanca
  • Karka
  • Pampap
  • Llacta
  • Marco
  • Perkirka
  • Puquio
  • San Juanito
  • Chorrillos
  • Pueblo Pamparomas
  • Queropuquio
  • Carash
  • Ullpan
  • Achauas

Chaclancayo Valley

  • Cajabamba Alta
  • Cajabamba Baja
  • Putaca
  • Chaclancayo
  • Punin
  • Marmay
  • Cullashcunca
  • Huaracpampa
  • Chunya Ruri
  • Santa rosa de Coto
  • Santa Rosa de Catedral
  • Chunya
  • Pías

Pisha Valley

  • Nununga
  • Ocshapampa
  • Antaraca
  • Pucará
  • Pisha
  • Quicacayan
  • Carampa
  • Pampacancha
  • Huarac-huran
  • Pichiu
  • Carap
  • Huáscar
  • Carachuco
  • Capan
  • Huanchuy
  • Cajay

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (81.62%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.19% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

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References

  1. (in Spanish) Official website of the Pamparomas District Archived 2007-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huaylas Province (Ancash Region)
  3. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 9°04′12″S77°58′48″W / 9.07000°S 77.98000°W / -9.07000; -77.98000