| Paucará | |
| Native Name: | Pawkara |
| Native Name Lang: | qu |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Mapsize: | frameless |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Peru |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Huancavelica |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Acobamba |
| Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
| Parts Style: | para |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | January 15, 1943 |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Paucará |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Patricio Huaman Paitan |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 225.6 |
| Elevation M: | 3806 |
| Population Total: | 26018 |
| Population As Of: | 2005 census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | PET |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 090206 |
Paucará District is one of eight districts of the Acobamba Province in Peru.[1]
One of the highest peaks of the district is Q'illu Saywa at approximately 4400m (14,400feet). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (88.55%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.31% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]