Pomabamba District

Pomabamba
District
Pomabamba
Location of Pomabamba in the Pomabamba province
Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvincePomabamba
FoundedFebruary 21, 1861
CapitalPumapampa
Government
 • MayorJulian 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
 • Density42.48/km2 (110.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO021601
Websitemunipomabamba.gob.pe

Pomabamba (Quechua Pumaq pampa, pumaq cougar, pampa large plain, "cougar plain") is the largest of 4 districts in the Pomabamba Province of the Ancash Region in Peru.

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