Pamparomas District
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:
- 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 Waqta
Political division
The district is divided into 43 hamlets (Spanish: caseríos, singular: caserío):
Pamparomas Valley
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Chaclancayo Valley
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Pisha Valley
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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).
References
- ^ (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 Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
External links
- (in Spanish) Official website of the Pamparomas District
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