| Pamparomas | |
| Native Name: | Pamparumas |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Mapsize: | frameless |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Peru |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ancash |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Huaylas |
| Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | 43 hamlets |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | January 2, 1857 |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Pamparomas |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Adrián Palmadera Milla (2012) |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 496.35 |
| Elevation M: | 2862 |
| Population Total: | 9484 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 est. |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | PET |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 021206 |
| Website: | munipamparomas.gob.pe |
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.
One of the highest peaks of the district is Simiyuq Wank'a at approximately 4600m (15,100feet). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
The district is divided into 43 hamlets (Spanish; Castilian: caseríos, singular: Spanish; Castilian: caserío):
Pamparomas Valley
| Chaclancayo Valley
| Pisha Valley
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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]