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Paramonga, Peru

Coordinates: 10°40′28″S 77°49′7″W / 10.67444°S 77.81861°W / -10.67444; -77.81861
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Paramonga
Town
Flag of Paramonga
Official seal of Paramonga
Paramonga is located in Peru
Paramonga
Paramonga
Coordinates: 10°40′28″S 77°49′7″W / 10.67444°S 77.81861°W / -10.67444; -77.81861
Country Peru
RegionLima
ProvinceBarranca
DistrictParamonga
Government
 • MayorEduardo Garcia Pagador
(2019-2022)
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total21,453
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
Websitewww.muniparamonga.gob.pe

Paramonga is a town in central Peru, capital of the district of Paramonga in the province of Barranca in the Department of Lima.[1]

Etymology

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The word paramonga comes from the Mochica language spoken by the people that lived in the north coast, among them the Chimus, who settled in the Fortaleza Valley. Its meaning is the following:

  • para (vassals)
  • monga (here)

The translation would be "vassals from around here".

If the thesis of Torero were accepted, supporting that the Quechua language arose here, "paramonga" would come from para = rain and munqa = verbal ending of occurrence, i.e., "it's going to rain", according to scholar César Guardia Mayorga.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Municipalidad Distrital de Paramonga, Municipalidad Distrital de Paramonga, Retrieved March 5, 2019
  2. ^ Guardia Mayorga, Cesar A. (1980). Diccionario kechwa castellano.
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10°40′28″S 77°49′7″W / 10.67444°S 77.81861°W / -10.67444; -77.81861