Pamparomas District

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
RegionAncash
ProvinceHuaylas
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
CapitalPamparomas
Subdivisions43 hamlets
Government
 • MayorAdrián Palmadera Milla (2012)
Area
 • Total496.35 km2 (191.64 sq mi)
Elevation
2,862 m (9,390 ft)
Population
 (2002 est.)
 • Total9,484
 • Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO021206
Websitemunipamparomas.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):

Pamparomas Valley

  • Racratumanca
  • Karka
  • Pampap
  • Llacta
  • Marco
  • Perkirka
  • Puquio
  • San Juanito
  • Chorrillos
  • Pueblo Pamparomas
  • Queropuquio
  • Carash
  • Ullpan
  • Achauas

Chaclancayo Valley

  • Cajabamba Alta
  • Cajabamba Baja
  • Putaca
  • Chaclancayo
  • Punin
  • Marmay
  • Cullashcunca
  • Huaracpampa
  • Chunya Ruri
  • Santa rosa de Coto
  • Santa Rosa de Catedral
  • Chunya
  • Pías

Pisha Valley

  • Nununga
  • Ocshapampa
  • Antaraca
  • Pucará
  • Pisha
  • Quicacayan
  • Carampa
  • Pampacancha
  • Huarac-huran
  • Pichiu
  • Carap
  • Huáscar
  • Carachuco
  • Capan
  • Huanchuy
  • Cajay

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
  1. (in Spanish) Official website of the Pamparomas District Archived 2007-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huaylas Province (Ancash Region)
  3. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)


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