Copani District

Copani District is one of seven districts of the province Yunguyo in Puno Region, Peru.[1]

Copani
District
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceYunguyo
FoundedDecember 28, 1984
CapitalCopani
Government
 • MayorAureliano Alejo Calisaya
Area
 • Total47.37 km2 (18.29 sq mi)
Elevation
3,854 m (12,644 ft)
Population
 (2007 census)
 • Total5,436
 • Density110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO211303

History

Copani District was created by Law No. 24042 (December 28, 1984), in second term of Fernando Belaúnde Terry.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (89.37%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.03% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Authorities

Mayors
  • 2011-2014: Aureliano Alejo Calisaya.
  • 2007-2010: Juan Nina Quispe.

References
  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

See also

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