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 | |
Pomabamba | |
Location of Pomabamba in the Pomabamba province | |
| Country | |
| 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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