Coporaque District, Espinar

Coporaque
District
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Espinar
Founded	August 29, 1834
Capital	Coporaque
Government
•  Mayor	Tito Benedicto Ccahua Chara
Area
• Total	1,564.46 km2 (604.04 sq mi)
Elevation	3,942 m (12,933 ft)
Population  (Peru 2017 Census)
• Total	9,627
• Density	6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	080803

Coporaque District is one of eight districts of the province Espinar in Peru. ^[1]

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below: ^[2]

• Anta Anta
• Anta Qullu
• Chunkara Qaqa
• Jichu Qullu
• Kiswarani Q'asa
• Kuntur Uma
• Muyu Qaqa
• Pilluni
• Puka Puka
• Puka Q'asa
• Pukara
• Pumanuta
• Qullpa Pata
• Salla Saywa
• Siq'i Urqu
• Sura Quta
• Sura Urqu
• Sura Uma
• Taypi Tira
• Urqu K'uchu
• Waman Wachana
• Waylla Apachita
• Waylluma
• Wayna Sinqa

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (93.04%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.73% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). ^[3] Coporaque is looked upon as one of the poorest districts of the country.

See also

• Mawk'allaqta

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 map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco 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)

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