Palca Municipality

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Palca
Pallqa
Municipality
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Palca
Location of the Palca Municipality within Bolivia
Coordinates: 16°42′0″S67°50′0″W / 16.70000°S 67.83333°W / -16.70000; -67.83333 Coordinates: 16°42′0″S67°50′0″W / 16.70000°S 67.83333°W / -16.70000; -67.83333
Country Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
Department La Paz Department
Province Pedro Domingo Murillo Province
Seat Palca
Government
 • MayorCecilio Quispe Gomez (2007)
Area
 • Total283 sq mi (734 km2)
Elevation
12,500 ft (3,800 m)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total14,185
 • Ethnicities
 Aymara
Time zone UTC-4 (BOT)

Palca or Pallqa (Aymara) is the first municipal section of the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Palca.

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Geography

The Cordillera Real traverses the municipality. Some of the highest peaks of the municipality are listed below: [1]

Population

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. [2]

Ethnic group%
Quechua 0.6
Aymara 91.6
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.1
Not indigenous 7.6
Other indigenous groups0.1

Places of interest

Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are: [3]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 6043-I Araca, 6044-IV Chojlla, Cohoni 6043-IV, Lambate 6044-II and 6044-III Palca
  2. ↑ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)
  3. ↑ www.gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo Archived 2011-05-09 at the Wayback Machine Tourist guide by the government of the department
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