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District in Huancavelica, Peru
Paucará Pawkara
District
Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceAcobamba
FoundedJanuary 15, 1943
CapitalPaucará
Government
 • MayorPatricio Huaman Paitan
Area
 • Total225.6 km (87.1 sq mi)
Elevation3,806 m (12,487 ft)
Population
 • Total26,018
 • Density120/km (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO090206

Paucará District is one of eight districts of the Acobamba Province in Peru.

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Q'illu Saywa at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:

  • Ankapa Wachana
  • Ichhu Saywa
  • Kusuru
  • Mach'ay Pata
  • Q'ara Sinqa
  • Waraqu Kancha
  • Wik'uñayuq

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (88.55%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.31% 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 Acobamba Province (Huancavelica 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)
Acobamba
Angaraes
Castrovirreyna
Churcampa
Huancavelica
Huaytará
Tayacaja


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