Coya District Explained

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]

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 (79.19%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.66% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

References

-13.3875°N -71.8999°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 Calca Province and the Cusco Province (Cusco Region)
  3. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe