Copa District Explained

Copa
Native Name:Qupa
Native Name Lang:qu
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Lima
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Cajatambo
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:January 2, 1857
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Copa
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Henoch Flores Callupe
(2019-2022)
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:212.16
Elevation M:3410
Population Total:858
Population As Of:2017
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:150302

Copa District is one of five districts of the province Cajatambo in Peru.[1]

Geography

The Huayhuash mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains are listed below:[2]

Administrative Division

Village centres

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language 38.52% of the population learnt to speak in childhood, 61.36% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

References

-10.3864°N -77.0792°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 map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)
  3. Web site: Censos Nacionales 2017 XI de Población y VI de Vivienda - Perfil Sociodemográfico de la Región Lima.