Parobamba District is one of 4 districts in the Pomabamba Province of the Ancash Region in Peru.
Parobamba
Parupampa | |
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District | |
Location of Parobamba in the Pomabamba province | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Ancash |
Province | Pomabamba |
Founded | August 28, 1868 |
Capital | Parobamba |
Government | |
• Mayor | Rolando Sanchez Vidal (2007) |
Area | |
• Total | 331.1 km2 (127.8 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,185 m (10,449 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 021603 |
Website | munipomabamba.gob.pe |
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (96.80%) learnt to speak in childhood, 2.91% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[1]
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Aija | |
Antonio Raymondi | |
Asunción | |
Bolognesi | |
Carhuaz | |
Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald | |
Casma | |
Corongo | |
Huaraz | |
Huari | |
Huarmey | |
Huaylas | |
Mariscal Luzuriaga | |
Ocros | |
Pallasca | |
Pomabamba | |
Recuay | |
Santa | |
Sihuas | |
Yungay |
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