Cusipata Kusipata | |
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: | Quispicanchi |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | para |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | September 5, 1940 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Cusipata |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Felipe Cornejo Cusihuaman |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 248.03 |
Elevation M: | 3310 |
Population Total: | 4444 |
Population As Of: | 2005 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 081206 |
The Cusipata District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Created by Law No. 9164 on September 5, 1940, its capital is the town of Cusipata.
The most important river of the district is the Willkanuta which crosses the district from south-east to north-west.[1]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (81.67%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.07% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]