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; -71.6631250Coordinates: 16°24′28.01″S 71°39′47.25″W / 16.4077806°S 71.6631250°W / -16.4077806; -71.6631250
Country	Peru
Region	Arequipa
Province	Arequipa
Capital	Paucarpata
Government
• Mayor	Marcio Soto Rivera
Area
• Total	31.07 km2 (12.00 sq mi)
Elevation	2,405 m (7,890 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	125,255
• Density	4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Time zone	PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO	040112
Website	munipaucarpata.gob.pe

Paucarpata District is one of the twenty-nine districts of the Arequipa Province in Peru. It is noted for its terraced agricultural hills, called andenes in Spanish.