Alca | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Arequipa |
Province | La Unión |
Founded | May 4, 1835 |
Capital | Alca |
Government | |
• Mayor | Benjamin Barrios Bellido |
Area | |
• Total | 193.42 km2 (74.68 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,750 m (9,020 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,263 |
• Density | 12/km2 (30/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 040802 |
Alca District is one of eleven districts of the province La Unión in Peru.[1]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (78.33%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.69% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]