Pomabamba (Quechua Pumaq pampa, pumaq cougar, pampa large plain,[1] "cougar plain") is the largest of 4 districts in the Pomabamba Province of the Ancash Region in Peru.[2]
Pomabamba | |
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District | |
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Location of Pomabamba in the Pomabamba province | |
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Region | Ancash |
Province | Pomabamba |
Founded | February 21, 1861 |
Capital | Pumapampa |
Government | |
• Mayor | Julian Watson Cirilo Diestra (2007) |
Area | |
• Total | 347.92 km2 (134.33 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,948 m (9,672 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 14,780 |
• Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 021601 |
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 (76.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 23.62% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
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Aija | |
Antonio Raymondi |
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Asunción |
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Bolognesi |
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Carhuaz |
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Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald |
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Casma |
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Corongo |
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Huaraz |
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Huari |
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Huarmey |
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Huaylas |
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Mariscal Luzuriaga |
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Ocros |
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Pallasca |
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Pomabamba | |
Recuay |
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Santa |
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Sihuas | |
Yungay |
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