Pomabamba District

Pomabamba
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
  Total
14,780
  Density42/km2 (110/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.