Palca Municipality Explained

Official Name:Palca
Native Name:Pallqa
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Bolivia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the Palca Municipality within Bolivia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bolivia
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:La Paz Department
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Pedro Domingo Murillo Province
Seat Type:Seat
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Cecilio Quispe Gomez (2007)
Leader Title1:President
Established Title:Foundation
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:734
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:14185
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank1:Aymara
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:BOT
Utc Offset:-4
Coordinates:-16.7°N -67.8333°W
Elevation M:3800

Palca or Pallqa (Aymara) is the first municipal section of the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Palca.

Geography

The Cordillera Real traverses the municipality. Some of the highest peaks of the municipality are listed below:[1]

Population

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent.[2]

Ethnic group%
Quechua0.6
Aymara91.6
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos0.1
7.6
Other indigenous groups0.1

Places of interest

Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:[3]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 6043-I Araca, 6044-IV Chojlla, Cohoni 6043-IV, Lambate 6044-II and 6044-III Palca
  2. obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)
  3. http://www.gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo:8001/simit/sistema/ficha_turistica/iframelapaz.php www.gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo