Copani District

Copani
District
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	Yunguyo
Founded	December 28, 1984
Capital	Copani
Government
•  Mayor	Aureliano Alejo Calisaya
Area
• Total	47.37 km2 (18.29 sq mi)
Elevation	3,854 m (12,644 ft)
Population  (2007 census)
• Total	5,436
• Density	110/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]

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

• 2011-2014: Aureliano Alejo Calisaya.
• 2007-2010: Juan Nina Quispe.

See also

• Administrative divisions of Peru
• Qhapiya

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)

External links

• Official web site ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
• INEI Peru

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