Coporaque District, Espinar

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Coporaque
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Espinar
FoundedAugust 29, 1834
Capital Coporaque
Government
 •  Mayor Tito Benedicto Ccahua Chara
Area
 • Total1,564.46 km2 (604.04 sq mi)
Elevation
3,942 m (12,933 ft)
Population
 • Total9,627
 • Density6.2/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]

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Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district 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 (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.

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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 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)

Coordinates: 14°47′56″S71°31′53″W / 14.7988°S 71.5315°W / -14.7988; -71.5315

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