Paramonga

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Paramonga
Paramonga (Peru)
Paramonga
Paramonga
Coordinates 10 ° 41 ′  S , 77 ° 49 ′  W Coordinates: 10 ° 41 ′  S , 77 ° 49 ′  W
Symbols
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flag
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Basic data
Country Peru

region

Lima
province Barranca
District Paramonga
height 13 m
Residents 18,490 (2017)
Website www.muniparamonga.gob.pe (Spanish)
politics
mayor Eduardo García Pagador
(2019-2022)
Political party Avanza País - Partido de Integración Social

Paramonga is a city in the province of Barranca in the Lima region of central western Peru . Paramonga is the seat of the district of the same name . The city had 18,490 inhabitants at the 2017 census. Ten years earlier the population was 21,018. Almost 4 km northwest of the city, near the mouth of the Río Fortaleza , is the archaeological site of Fortaleza de Paramonga .

Geographical location

The city of Paramonga, 13 m above sea level, is located on the Pacific coast 10 km north of the provincial capital Barranca and 175 km north-northwest of Lima . The national road 1N ( Panamericana ) runs east of the city.

Individual evidence

  1. a b PERU: Lima Region - Provinces & Places . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved January 25, 2020.

Web links

Commons : Paramonga  - collection of images, videos and audio files