Acopia District

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Acopia
District
Acopia District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Acomayo
FoundedNovember 11, 1944
Capital Acopia
Government
 •  Mayor Vital Geri Layme
Area
 • Total
91.72 km2 (35.41 sq mi)
Elevation
3,715 m (12,188 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
2,603
 • Density28/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 080202

Acopia District is one of seven districts of the province Acomayo in Peru. [1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (91.42%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.54% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [2]

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

14°03′32″S71°29′38″W / 14.05889°S 71.49389°W / -14.05889; -71.49389

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