Coasa District Explained

Coasa
Native Name Lang:ay
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Puno
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Carabaya
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Coasa
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Meliton Palacios Casazola
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:3572.92
Elevation M:3783
Population Total:8897
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:210304

Coasa District is one of ten districts of the Carabaya Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

One of the highest elevations of the district is Muru Muruni at approximately 5200m (17,100feet). 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 (95.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.59% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

References

-13.9867°N -70.0172°W

Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Carabaya Province, Puno Region
  3. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe