Cotabambas District

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Cotabambas

Quta Pampa
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Cotabambas
Capital Cotabambas
Government
 •  Mayor Nestor Ferro Meza
Area
 • Total331.96 km2 (128.17 sq mi)
Elevation
3,425 m (11,237 ft)
Population
 • Total4,248
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 030502

Cotabambas (Aymara Quta Pampa, [1] meaning "plain of lakes") is one of the six districts of the Cotabambas Province in Peru. [2]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Ñiq'ita at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [3]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (90.26%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.58% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [4]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Nonato Rufino Chuquimamani Valer, Carmen Gladis Alosilla Morales, Victoria Choque Valer: Qullaw Qichwapa Simi Qullqan. Lima, 2014 Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Cotabambas Province (Apurímac Region)
  4. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

Coordinates: 13°45′04″S72°21′11″W / 13.75111°S 72.35306°W / -13.75111; -72.35306


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