Palca or Pallqa (Aymara) is the first municipal section of the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Palca.
Palca
Pallqa | |
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Municipality | |
Palca Location of the Palca Municipality within Bolivia | |
Coordinates: 16°42′0″S 67°50′0″W / 16.70000°S 67.83333°W | |
Country | Bolivia |
Department | La Paz Department |
Province | Pedro Domingo Murillo Province |
Seat | Palca |
Government | |
• Mayor | Cecilio Quispe Gomez (2007) |
Area | |
• Total | 283 sq mi (734 km2) |
Elevation | 12,500 ft (3,800 m) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 14,185 |
• Ethnicities | Aymara |
Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
The Cordillera Real traverses the municipality. Some of the highest peaks of the municipality are listed below:[1]
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent.[2]
Ethnic group | % |
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Quechua | 0.6 |
Aymara | 91.6 |
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.1 |
Not indigenous | 7.6 |
Other indigenous groups | 0.1 |
Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:[3]