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Palca District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa in Peru.[1]

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 km2 (186.86 sq mi)
Elevation	4,020 m (13,190 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	2,105
• Density	4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	210706

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]

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).[3]

References

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