Cotabambas District Explained

Cotabambas
Native Name:Quta Pampa
Native Name Lang:ay
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Apurímac
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Cotabambas
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Cotabambas
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Nestor Ferro Meza
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:331.96
Elevation M:3425
Population Total:4248
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:030502

Cotabambas (Aymara Quta Pampa,[1] meaning "plain of lakes") is one of the six districts of the Cotabambas Province in Peru.[2]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Ñiq'ita at approximately 4600m (15,100feet). Other mountains are listed below:[3]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (90.26%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.58% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]

See also

References

-13.7511°N -72.3531°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.digeibir.gob.pe/sites/default/files/documentos/DICCIONARIO%20QUECHUA%20COLLAO%20BAJA.pdf Nonato Rufino Chuquimamani Valer, Carmen Gladis Alosilla Morales, Victoria Choque Valer: Qullaw Qichwapa Simi Qullqan. Lima, 2014
  2. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital . Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Cotabambas Province (Apurímac Region)
  4. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe