Palca District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa in Peru.[1]
Palca
P'allqa | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Lampa |
| Founded | October 25, 1901 |
| Capital | Palca |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andres Vilca Mamani |
| Area | |
• Total | 483.96 km2 (186.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4,020 m (13,190 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,105 |
| • Density | 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 210706 |
Geography
editSome of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]
- Hatun Pastu
- Luntu Luntuni
- Pariwana
- Pirwani
- Qillqa
- Saywa
- Wankarani
- Waykira
- Wira Apachita
- Wisa Wisa
- Yanawara (Palca-Paratía)
- Yanawara (Paratía)
- Yaritayuq
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (82.61%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.83% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
References
edit- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lampa Province (Puno Region)
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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