Copani District

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Copani
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Puno
Province Yunguyo
FoundedDecember 28, 1984
Capital Copani
Government
 •  Mayor Aureliano Alejo Calisaya
Area
 • Total47.37 km2 (18.29 sq mi)
Elevation
3,854 m (12,644 ft)
Population
 • Total5,436
 • Density110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 211303

Copani District is one of seven districts of the province Yunguyo in Puno Region, Peru. [1]

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History

Copani District was created by Law No. 24042 (December 28, 1984), in second term of Fernando Belaúnde Terry.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (89.37%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.03% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [2]

Authorities

Mayors

See also

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References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 16°23′59″S69°02′25″W / 16.3998°S 69.0403°W / -16.3998; -69.0403


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