Cotaruse District

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Cotaruse
District
Cotaruse District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Aymaraes
FoundedJune 1, 1914
Capital Cotaruse
Government
 •  Mayor Alejandro Rojas Llacsa
Area
 • Total
1,749.83 km2 (675.61 sq mi)
Elevation
3,248 m (10,656 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
3,576
 • Density2.0/km2 (5.3/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 030406
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City of Chalhuanca

Cotaruse District is one of the seventeen districts of the Aymaraes Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Pumanuta at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 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 (61.13%) learned to speak in childhood, while a minority (38.45%) of the residents learned to speak using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Aymaraes Province (Apurímac 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)

14°24′58″S73°12′29″W / 14.41611°S 73.20806°W / -14.41611; -73.20806


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