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.
The Cordillera Real traverses the municipality. Some of the highest peaks of the municipality are listed below:[1]
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent.[2]
Ethnic group | % |
---|---|
Quechua | 0.6 |
Aymara | 91.6 |
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.1 |
7.6 | |
Other indigenous groups | 0.1 |
Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:[3]