Coporaque District, Caylloma

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Coporaque
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Arequipa
Province Caylloma
Capital Coporaque
Government
   Mayor William Florencio Bernal Huarca
Area
  Total111.98 km2 (43.24 sq mi)
Elevation
3,575 m (11,729 ft)
Population
  Total973
  Density8.7/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 040506

Coporaque District is one of twenty districts of the Caylloma Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

The Chila mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest mountains of the district is Qullqiri at approximately 5,200 m (17,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (61.18%) learnt to speak in childhood, 37.62% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

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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. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Caylloma Province 2, Arequipa Region
  3. 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: 15°37′41″S71°38′52″W / 15.6281°S 71.6477°W / -15.6281; -71.6477