Parobamba District Explained

Parobamba
Native Name:Parupampa
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Ancash
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Pomabamba
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:August 28, 1868
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Parobamba
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Rolando Sanchez Vidal (2007)
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:331.1
Elevation M:3185
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:021603
Website:munipomabamba.gob.pe

Parobamba District is one of 4 districts in the Pomabamba Province of the Ancash Region in Peru.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (96.80%) learnt to speak in childhood, 2.91% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[1]

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe