Pucará | |
Native Name: | Pukara |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | frameless |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Peru |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Puno |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Lampa |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | para |
Established Title: | Founded |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Pucará |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Leonardo Arpi Inofuente |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 537.6 |
Elevation M: | 3860 |
Population Total: | 5306 |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 210708 |
Pucará District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa in Peru.[1]
One of the highest peaks of the district is Qullqi at 4916m (16,129feet). 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 (77.40%) learnt to speak in childhood, 22.22% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]