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Paucarcolla District

Coordinates: 15°44′46″S 70°03′31″W / 15.7462°S 70.0585°W / -15.7462; -70.0585
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Paucarcolla
Church of Paucarcolla
Church of Paucarcolla
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvincePuno
CapitalPaucarcolla
Government
 • MayorIsaac Samuel Llanqui Condori
Area
 • Total170.04 km2 (65.65 sq mi)
Elevation
3,847 m (12,621 ft)
Population
 • Total4,864
 • Density29/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210110

Paucarcolla District is one of fifteen districts of the province of Puno in southeastern Peru.[1]

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 (77.21%) learnt to speak in childhood, 21.63% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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. ^ 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)


15°44′46″S 70°03′31″W / 15.7462°S 70.0585°W / -15.7462; -70.0585