Pomabamba District
Pomabamba | |
|---|---|
 Pomabamba | |
 Location of Pomabamba in the Pomabamba province | |
| Country |  Peru |
| 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 |
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]
Ethnic groups[]
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]
See also[]
See also[]
- Pukahirka
- Tawllirahu
- Tinya palla
- Wira Wira
External links[]
- (in Spanish) Official website of the Pomabamba Province
References[]
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
- ^ INEI Archived 2007-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)
Coordinates: 8°49′59″S 77°28′01″W / 8.83306°S 77.46694°W
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