Corani District

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Corani
Qurani
Corani District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Puno
Province Carabaya
FoundedMay 2, 1854
Capital Corani
Government
   Mayor Guzman Victor Yana Cruz
Area
  Total
852.99 km2 (329.34 sq mi)
Elevation
3,986 m (13,077 ft)
Population
  Total
3,581
  Density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 210305

Corani (from Aymara Qurani, meaning "the one with herbs") is one of ten districts of the Carabaya Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

The southern section of the Willkanuta mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks 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 (96.64%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.03% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

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 Carabaya Province (Puno 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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