Coordinates: 16°24′28.01″S 71°39′47.25″W / 16.4077806°S 71.6631250°W / -16.4077806; -71.6631250

Paucarpata District

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Paucarpata
Pawqarpata
The pata pata or andenes of Paucarpata with the city of Arequipa in the background
The pata pata or andenes of Paucarpata with the city of Arequipa in the background
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Coordinates: 16°24′28.01″S 71°39′47.25″W / 16.4077806°S 71.6631250°W / -16.4077806; -71.6631250
CountryFile:Flag of Peru.svg 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
 • 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.

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References

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