Coya | |
Native Name Lang: | qu |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | frameless |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Peru |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Cusco |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Calca |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | para |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | September 11, 1951 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Coya |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Lizardo Emilio Palomino Ricalde |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 71.43 |
Elevation M: | 2951 |
Population Total: | 3698 |
Population As Of: | 2005 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 080402 |
Coya District is one of eight districts of the Calca Province in the Cusco Region of Peru.[1]
Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (79.19%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.66% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]