Peru
Cajamarca Department
Hualgayoc Province

Bambamarca District

Bambamarca District is one of three districts of the province Hualgayoc in , with 167 pueblos. 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.
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  • Type: Locality with 59,900 residents
  • Description: district in Cajamarca, Peru
  • Also known as: “Bambamarca District, Hualgayoc”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bambamarca.

Town
Photo: Enrique Jara, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town in Northern , capital of the province Hualgayoc in the region Cajamarca. is situated 4½ km west of Bambamarca District.

Bambamarca District

Latitude
-6.6931° or 6° 41′ 35″ south
Longitude
-78.4795° or 78° 28′ 46″ west
Population
59,900
Elevation
3,082 metres (10,112 feet)
Open location code
67538G4C+Q5
Geo­Names ID
8350527
Wiki­data ID
Q4853328
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In Other Languages

From Aymara to Uzbek—“Bambamarca District” goes by many names.
  • Aymara: “Pampamarka (Wallqayuq) jisk’a t’aqa suyu”
  • Aymara: “Pampamarka jisk’a t’aqa suyu”
  • Cebuano: “Bambamarca (distrito sa Cajamarca, Provincia de Hualgayoc, lat -6,69, long -78,48)”
  • Cebuano: “Bambamarca”
  • Chinese: “班巴馬爾卡區”
  • German: “Distrikt Bambamarca”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Bambamarca”
  • Portuguese: “Bambamarca”
  • Quechua: “Pampamarka (Wallqayuq) distritu”
  • Quechua: “Pampamarka distritu (Kashamarka)”
  • Quechua: “Pampamarka distritu”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Bambamarca”
  • Uzbek: “Bambamarca tumani”

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