Paucarpata District

Paucarpata
Pawqarpata
District
The pata pata or andenes of Paucarpata with the city of Arequipa in the background
Coordinates: 16°24′28.01″S 71°39′47.25″W / 16.4077806°S 71.6631250°W / -16.4077806; -71.6631250
Country Peru
RegionArequipa
ProvinceArequipa
CapitalPaucarpata
Government
 • MayorMarcio Soto Rivera
Area
 • Total
31.07 km2 (12.00 sq mi)
Elevation
2,405 m (7,890 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
125,255
 • Density4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO040112
Websitemunipaucarpata.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.

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Municipalidad Distrital de Paucarpata, Municipalidad Distrital de Paucarpata, Retrieved November 16, 2007.


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