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(Redirected from Pawqarqulla District) District in Puno, Peru
Paucarcolla
District
Church of PaucarcollaChurch of Paucarcolla
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvincePuno
CapitalPaucarcolla
Government
 • MayorIsaac Samuel Llanqui Condori
Area
 • Total170.04 km (65.65 sq mi)
Elevation3,847 m (12,621 ft)
Population
 • Total4,864
 • Density29/km (74/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210110

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

Ethnic groups

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).

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. 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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