Paucarpata District

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Paucarpata
Pawqarpata
Andenes de Paucarpata en Arequipa, Peru.JPG
The pata pata or andenes of Paucarpata with the city of Arequipa in the background
Paucarpata District
Coordinates: 16°24′28.01″S71°39′47.25″W / 16.4077806°S 71.6631250°W / -16.4077806; -71.6631250
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Arequipa
Province Arequipa
Capital Paucarpata
Government
   Mayor Marcio Soto Rivera
Area
  Total
31.07 km2 (12.00 sq mi)
Elevation
2,405 m (7,890 ft)
Population
  Total
125,255
  Density4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 040112
Website munipaucarpata.gob.pe

Paucarpata District is one of the twenty-nine districts of the Arequipa Province in Peru. [1] It is noted for its terraced agricultural hills, called andenes in Spanish.

References

  1. (in Spanish) Municipalidad Distrital de Paucarpata, Municipalidad Distrital de Paucarpata, Retrieved November 16, 2007.