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.
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.
GeographyEdit
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]
The district is divided into 43 hamlets (Spanish: caseríos, singular: caserío):
Pamparomas ValleyEdit
Racratumanca
Karka
Pampap
Llacta
Marco
Perkirka
Puquio
San Juanito
Chorrillos
Pueblo Pamparomas
Queropuquio
Carash
Ullpan
Achauas
Chaclancayo ValleyEdit
Cajabamba Alta
Cajabamba Baja
Putaca
Chaclancayo
Punin
Marmay
Cullashcunca
Huaracpampa
Chunya Ruri
Santa rosa de Coto
Santa Rosa de Catedral
Chunya
Pías
Pisha ValleyEdit
Nununga
Ocshapampa
Antaraca
Pucará
Pisha
Quicacayan
Carampa
Pampacancha
Huarac-huran
Pichiu
Carap
Huáscar
Carachuco
Capan
Huanchuy
Cajay
Ethnic groupsEdit
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]
ReferencesEdit
^(in Spanish) Official website of the Pamparomas District 2007-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
^escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huaylas Province (Ancash Region)
^inei.gob.pe 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)
pamparomas, district, districts, huaylas, province, ancash, region, peru, capital, district, village, pamparomas, district, founded, january, 1857, pamparomas, pamparumasdistrictlocation, pamparomas, huaylas, provincecountry, peruregionancashprovincehuaylasfou. 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 PamparumasDistrictLocation of Pamparomas in the Huaylas provinceCountry PeruRegionAncashProvinceHuaylasFoundedJanuary 2 1857CapitalPamparomasSubdivisions43 hamletsGovernment MayorAdrian Palmadera Milla 2012 Area Total496 35 km2 191 64 sq mi Elevation2 862 m 9 390 ft Population 2002 est Total9 484 Density19 km2 49 sq mi Time zoneUTC 5 PET UBIGEO021206Websitemunipamparomas gob pe Contents 1 Location 2 Geography 3 Political division 3 1 Pamparomas Valley 3 2 Chaclancayo Valley 3 3 Pisha Valley 4 Ethnic groups 5 References 6 External linksLocation EditThe 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 EditOne 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 Allqu Rukutu Ch ampa Hirka Punta Hatun Hirka Hatun Kunka Ichik Punta Kachi P unqu Kukuli Kuntur Marka Kuntuyuq Kurakayuq Paka Qutu Pampa Kancha Parya Qutu Puka Qaqa Putaqa Qaqa Rumi Kunka Qarwa Qhari T uru Punta Wamp u Wamp u Huaylas Yungay Yawri Yuraq WaqtaPolitical division EditThe district is divided into 43 hamlets Spanish caserios singular caserio Pamparomas Valley Edit Racratumanca Karka Pampap Llacta Marco Perkirka Puquio San Juanito Chorrillos Pueblo Pamparomas Queropuquio Carash Ullpan Achauas Chaclancayo Valley Edit Cajabamba Alta Cajabamba Baja Putaca Chaclancayo Punin Marmay Cullashcunca Huaracpampa Chunya Ruri Santa rosa de Coto Santa Rosa de Catedral Chunya Pias Pisha Valley Edit Nununga Ocshapampa Antaraca Pucara Pisha Quicacayan Carampa Pampacancha Huarac huran Pichiu Carap Huascar Carachuco Capan Huanchuy CajayEthnic groups EditThe 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 Edit in Spanish Official website of the Pamparomas District Archived 2007 03 29 at the Wayback Machine escale minedu gob pe UGEL map Huaylas Province Ancash Region inei gob pe Archived 2013 01 27 at the Wayback Machine INEI Peru Censos Nacionales 2007 Frequencias Preguntas de Poblacion Idioma o lengua con el que aprendio hablar in Spanish External links Edit in Spanish Official website of the Pamparomas District 9 04 12 S 77 58 48 W 9 07000 S 77 98000 W 9 07000 77 98000 nbsp This Ancash Region geography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pamparomas District amp oldid 935448462, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
