Palca District, Lampa

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Palca
P'allqa
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  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 (2005 census)
 • Total 2,105
 • Density 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210706

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

Districts of Peru third level administrative subdivision of Peru

The districts of Peru are the third-level country subdivisions of Peru. They are subdivisions of the provinces, which in turn are subdivisions of the larger regions or departments. There are 1,838 districts in total.

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Peru republic in South America

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Geography

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

Hatun Pastu mountain in Peru

Hatun Pastu is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,170 metres (16,962 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Lampa Province, on the border of the districts Palca and Paratía, southeast of the mountain Qillqa and north of Waykira.

Luntu Luntuni mountain in Peru

Luntu Luntuni is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 4,585.1 metres (15,043 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Lampa Province, Palca District, south-west of Palca.

Pariwana mountain in Peru

Pariwana is a 5,022-metre-high (16,476 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Lampa Province, on the border of the districts of Palca and Vilavila. Pariwana lies north of Qillqa.

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]

Indigenous peoples of the Americas Pre-Columbian inhabitants of North, Central and South America and their descendants

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Quechua people ethnic group

Quechua people or Quecha people, may refer to any or all speakers of the Quechua languages, which originated among the indigenous people of South America. Most Quechua speakers are native to Peru, although there are some significant populations living in Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Argentina.

Spanish language Romance language

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Qillqa (Lampa) mountain in Peru

Qillqa is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,350 metres (17,552 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Lampa Province, on the border of the districts Palca and Paratía. Qillqa lies northwest of the mountains Yanawara, Waykira and Hatun Pastu.

Yanawara may refer to:

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)

Coordinates: 15°19′20″S70°36′18″W / 15.32222°S 70.60500°W / -15.32222; -70.60500

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