Paucarcolla District

Paucarcolla
District

Church of Paucarcolla
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Puno
Capital Paucarcolla
Government
  Mayor Isaac Samuel Llanqui Condori
Area
  Total 170.04 km2 (65.65 sq mi)
Elevation 3,847 m (12,621 ft)
Population (2007 census)
  Total 4,864
  Density 29/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210110

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

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).[2]

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)