Palca District, Lampa

District in Puno, Peru

Palca

P'allqa

District

Country|  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| UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO| 210706

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

## Geography

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

* Hatun Pastu
* Luntu Luntuni
* Pariwana
* Pirwani
* Qillqa
* Saywa
* Wankarani
* Waykira
* Wira Apachita
* Wisa Wisa
* Yanawara (Palca-Paratía)
* Yanawara (Paratía)
* Yaritayuq

## Ethnic groups

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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]

## References

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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)

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*   * Districts of Puno Region
* Peru

Azángaro|

* Achaya
* Arapa
* Asillo
* Azángaro
* Caminaca
* Chupa
* José Domingo Choquehuanca
* Muñani
* Potoni
* Saman
* San Antón
* San José
* San Juan de Salinas
* Santiago de Pupuja
* Tirapata

Carabaya|

* Ajoyani
* Ayapata
* Coasa
* Corani
* Crucero
* Ituata
* Macusani
* Ollachea
* San Gaban
* Usicayos

Chucuito|

* Desaguadero
* Huacullani
* Juli
* Kelluyo
* Pisacoma
* Pomata
* Zepita

El Collao|

* Capazo
* Conduriri
* Ilave
* Pilcuyo
* Santa Rosa

Huancané|

* Cojata
* Huancané
* Huatasani
* Inchupalla
* Pusi
* Rosaspata
* Taraco
* Vilque Chico

Lampa|

* Cabanilla
* Calapuja
* Lampa
* Nicasio
* Ocuviri
* Palca
* Paratía
* Pucará
* Santa Lucía
* Vilavila

Melgar|

* Antauta
* Ayaviri
* Cupi
* Llalli
* Macari
* Nuñoa
* Orurillo
* Santa Rosa
* Umachiri

Moho|

* Conima
* Huayrapata
* Moho
* Tilali

Puno|

* Acora
* Amantani
* Atuncolla
* Capachica
* Chucuito
* Coata
* Huata
* Mañazo
* Paucarcolla
* Pichacani
* Plateria
* Puno
* San Antonio
* Tiquillaca
* Vilque

San Antonio de Putina|

* Ananea
* Pedro Vilca Apaza
* Putina
* Quilcapuncu
* Sina

San Román|

* Cabana
* Cabanillas
* Caracoto
* Juliaca

Sandia|

* Alto Inambari
* Cuyocuyo
* Limbani
* Patambuco
* Phara
* Quiaca
* San Juan del Oro
* San Pedro de Putina Punco
* Sandia
* Yanahuaya

Yunguyo|

* Anapia
* Copani
* Cuturapi
* Ollaraya
* Tinicachi
* Unicachi
* Yunguyo

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