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Paucarpata District

Coordinates: 16°24′28.01″S 71°39′47.25″W / 16.4077806°S 71.6631250°W / -16.4077806; -71.6631250
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Paucarpata
Pawqarpata
The pata pata or andenes of Paucarpata with the city of Arequipa in the background
The pata pata or andenes of Paucarpata with the city of Arequipa in the background
Map
Coordinates: 16°24′28.01″S 71°39′47.25″W / 16.4077806°S 71.6631250°W / -16.4077806; -71.6631250
Country Peru
RegionArequipa
ProvinceArequipa
CapitalPaucarpata
Government
 • MayorMarcio Soto Rivera
Area
 • Total31.07 km2 (12.00 sq mi)
Elevation
2,405 m (7,890 ft)
Population
 • Total125,255
 • Density4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO040112
Websitemunipaucarpata.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.