Paucarcolla District

Paucarcolla District is one of fifteen districts of the province Puno in southeastern Peru.[1]

Paucarcolla
Church of Paucarcolla
Church of Paucarcolla
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvincePuno
CapitalPaucarcolla
Government
  MayorIsaac Samuel Llanqui Condori
Area
  Total170.04 km2 (65.65 sq mi)
Elevation
3,847 m (12,621 ft)
Population
  Total4,864
  Density29/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210110

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (77.21%) learnt to speak in childhood, 21.63% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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. 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)

15.7462°S 70.0585°W / -15.7462; -70.0585

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