| Official Name: | Paramonga |
| Pushpin Map: | Peru |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Lima |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Barranca |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Paramonga |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Eduardo Garcia Pagador (2019-2022) |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Population Total: | 21453 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | PET |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | -10.6744°N -77.8186°W |
| Elevation M: | 13 |
| Website: | www.muniparamonga.gob.pe |
Paramonga is a town in central Peru, capital of the district of Paramonga in the province of Barranca in the Department of Lima.[1]
The word paramonga comes from the Mochica language spoken by the people that lived in the north coast, among them the Chimus, who settled in the Fortaleza Valley. Its meaning is the following:
The translation would be "vassals from around here".
If the thesis of Torero were accepted, supporting that the Quechua language arose here, "paramonga" would come from para = rain and munqa = verbal ending of occurrence, i.e., "it's going to rain", according to scholar César Guardia Mayorga.[2]