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.

Pamparomas Pamparumas
District
Location of Pamparomas in the Huaylas province
Country	Peru
Region	Ancash
Province	Huaylas
Founded	January 2, 1857
Capital	Pamparomas
Subdivisions	43 hamlets
Government
• Mayor	Adrián Palmadera Milla (2012)
Area
• Total	496.35 km2 (191.64 sq mi)
Elevation	2,862 m (9,390 ft)
Population  (2002 est.)
• Total	9,484
• Density	19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	021206
Website	munipamparomas.gob.pe

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):

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]

References

External links

• (in Spanish) Official website of the Pamparomas District

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