Bambamarca District, Hualgayoc

Bambamarca District is one of three districts of the province Hualgayoc in Peru,[1] with 167 pueblos.[2] The area is rich in mineral reserves and mining prospects, including the Conga Project, which is threatening to affect water resources such as the Namocoha lake.[3]

Bambamarca

Pampamarka
District
Country Peru
RegionCajamarca
ProvinceHualgayoc
CapitalBambamarca
Government
 • MayorEsteban Campos Benavides
Area
 • Total451.38 km2 (174.28 sq mi)
Elevation
2,526 m (8,287 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total74,513
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO060701

References
  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. "Pueblos de Bambamarca". Pueblos de Perú. n.d. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  3. "Cajamarca: Conmemoran un año de resistencia contra proyecto Conga" (in Spanish). Peru.com. 24 November 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

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