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Paramonga District

Coordinates: 10°40′0″S 77°50′0″W / 10.66667°S 77.83333°W / -10.66667; -77.83333
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Paramonga
Flag of Paramonga
Coat of arms of Paramonga
Location of Paramonga in the Barranca Province
Location of Paramonga in the Barranca Province
Country Peru
RegionLima
ProvinceBarranca
FoundedNovember 23, 1976
CapitalParamonga
Government
 • MayorLuis Eduardo Arrestegui
(2023-present)
Area
 • Total414.08 km2 (159.88 sq mi)
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total21,453
 • Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO150202
Websitemuniparamonga.gob.pe

Paramonga District is one of five districts of the province Barranca in Peru.[1]

It is, in the history of Peru, the first agroindustrial district due to the existence of factories dedicated to the production of sugarcane derivatives.

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10°40′0″S 77°50′0″W / 10.66667°S 77.83333°W / -10.66667; -77.83333