Paramonga, Peru

Paramonga
Town
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Paramonga
Coordinates: 10°40′28″S77°49′7″W / 10.67444°S 77.81861°W / -10.67444; -77.81861
Country	Peru
Region	Lima
Province	Barranca
District	Paramonga
Government
• Mayor	Eduardo Garcia Pagador (2019-2022)
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Total	21,453
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
Website	www.muniparamonga.gob.pe

Paramonga is a town in central Peru, capital of the district of Paramonga in the province of Barranca in the Department of Lima. ^[1]

Etymology

The word paramonga comes from the Mochica language spoken by the people that lived in the north coast, among them the Chimus, who settled in the Fortaleza Valley. Its meaning is the following:

• para (vassals)
• monga (here)

The translation would be "vassals from around here".

If the thesis of Torero were accepted, supporting that the Quechua language arose here, "paramonga" would come from para = rain and munqa = verbal ending of occurrence, i.e., "it's going to rain", according to scholar César Guardia Mayorga. ^[2]

References

1. Municipalidad Distrital de Paramonga, Municipalidad Distrital de Paramonga, Retrieved March 5, 2019
2. Guardia Mayorga, Cesar A. (1980). Diccionario kechwa castellano.

External links

• (in Spanish) Municipalidad Distrital de Paramonga

10°40′28″S77°49′7″W / 10.67444°S 77.81861°W / -10.67444; -77.81861