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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 km (186.86 sq mi)
Elevation	4,020 m (13,190 ft)
Population
• Total	2,105
• Density	4.3/km (11/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	210706

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

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:

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

Ethnic groups

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).

References

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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