Copani | |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | frameless |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Peru |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Puno |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Yunguyo |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | para |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | December 28, 1984 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Copani |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Aureliano Alejo Calisaya |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 47.37 |
Elevation M: | 3854 |
Population Total: | 5436 |
Population As Of: | 2007 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 211303 |
Copani District is one of seven districts of the province Yunguyo in Puno Region, Peru.[1]
Copani District was created by Law No. 24042 (December 28, 1984), in second term of Fernando Belaúnde Terry.
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (89.37%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.03% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]