Pamparomas District
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. The district was founded on January 2, 1857.
Location
The district is located in the south-western part of the province at an elevation of 2,862m in the Cordillera Negra. 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. Other mountains are listed below:Political division
The district is divided into 43 hamlets :Pamparomas Valley
- Racratumanca
- Karka
- Pampap
- Llacta
- Marco
- Perkirka
- Puquio
- San Juanito
- Chorrillos
- Pueblo Pamparomas
- Queropuquio
- Carash
- Ullpan
- Achauas
Chaclancayo Valley
- Cajabamba Alta
- Cajabamba Baja
- Putaca
- Chaclancayo
- Punin
- Marmay
- Cullashcunca
- Huaracpampa
- Chunya Ruri
- Santa rosa de Coto
- Santa Rosa de Catedral
- Chunya
- Pías
Pisha Valley
- Nununga
- Ocshapampa
- Antaraca
- Pucará
- Pisha
- Quicacayan
- Carampa
- Pampacancha
- Huarac-huran
- Pichiu
- Carap
- Huáscar
- Carachuco
- Capan
- Huanchuy
- Cajay