Palca District, Lampa

Palca District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa in Peru.[1]

Palca

P'allqa
District
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceLampa
FoundedOctober 25, 1901
CapitalPalca
Government
 • MayorAndres Vilca Mamani
Area
 • Total483.96 km2 (186.86 sq mi)
Elevation
4,020 m (13,190 ft)
Population
 • Total2,105
 • Density4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210706

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The 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
  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lampa Province (Puno Region)
  3. 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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