Paucarpata District Explained

Paucarpata
Native Name:Pawqarpata
Native Name Lang:qu
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Coordinates:-16.4078°N -71.6631°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Arequipa
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Arequipa
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Paucarpata
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Marcio Soto Rivera
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:31.07
Elevation M:2405
Population Total:125255
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:040112
Website:munipaucarpata.gob.pe

Paucarpata District is one of the twenty-nine districts of the Arequipa Province in Peru.[1] It is noted for its terraced agricultural hills, called andenes in Spanish.

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Notes and References

  1. Municipalidad Distrital de Paucarpata, Municipalidad Distrital de Paucarpata, Retrieved November 16, 2007.