Pomabamba

Pomabamba (Quechua Pumapampa, puma cougar, pampa large plain,[1] "cougar plain") is a town in the Pomabamba District of the Pomabamba Province in the Ancash Region of Peru.

Pomabamba

Pumapampa
Village
Pomabamba
Nickname(s): 
City of the Cedars
Pomabamba
Coordinates: 8°49′12″S 77°27′38″W
Country Peru
RegionAncash Region
ProvincePomabamba Province
DistrictPomabamba District
Government
  MayorJulian Watson Cirilo Diestra
Elevation
2,950 m (9,680 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
Websitewww.munipomabamba.gob.pe

References

  1. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)

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