Palca Pallqa | |
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Municipality | |
Chojahuaya, Cohoni Canton, Palca Municipality | |
Coordinates: 16°42′0″S67°50′0″W / 16.70000°S 67.83333°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Department | La Paz Department |
Province | Pedro Domingo Murillo Province |
Seat | Palca |
Government | |
• Mayor | Cecilio 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.
The Cordillera Real traverses the municipality. Some of the highest peaks of the municipality are listed below: [1]
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. [2]
Ethnic group | % |
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Quechua | 0.6 |
Aymara | 91.6 |
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.1 |
Not indigenous | 7.6 |
Other indigenous groups | 0.1 |
Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are: [3]