Palca Municipality

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Palca
Pallqa
Municipality
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Chojahuaya, Cohoni Canton, Palca 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
Country Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
Department La Paz Department
Province Pedro Domingo Murillo Province
Seat Palca
Government
  MayorCecilio Quispe Gomez (2007)
Area
  Total
283 sq mi (734 km2)
Elevation
12,500 ft (3,800 m)
Population
 (2001)
  Total
14,185
  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

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