Paucarpata District

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.

Paucarpata

Pawqarpata
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
Country Peru
RegionArequipa
ProvinceArequipa
CapitalPaucarpata
Government
  MayorMarcio Soto Rivera
Area
  Total31.07 km2 (12.00 sq mi)
Elevation
2,405 m (7,890 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
  Total125,255
  Density4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO040112
Websitemunipaucarpata.gob.pe

References

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


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