Paucarcolla | |
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![]() Church of Paucarcolla | |
Country | ![]() |
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 | UTC-5 ( PET) |
UBIGEO | 210110 |
Paucarcolla District is one of fifteen districts of the province of Puno in southeastern Peru. [1]
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]