Coporaque District, Espinar Explained

Coporaque
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Cusco
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Espinar
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:August 29, 1834
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Coporaque
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Tito Benedicto Ccahua Chara
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1564.46
Elevation M:3942
Population Total:9627
Population As Of:Peru 2017 Census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:080803

Coporaque District is one of eight districts of the province Espinar in Peru.[1]

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district 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 (93.04%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.73% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3] Coporaque is looked upon as one of the poorest districts of the country.

See also

References

-14.7988°N -71.5315°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 Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)
  3. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe