Coporaque District, Caylloma
Coporaque District is one of twenty districts of the Caylloma Province in Peru.[1]
Coporaque | |
|---|---|
| Country |  |
| Region | Arequipa |
| Province | Caylloma |
| Capital | Coporaque |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | William Florencio Bernal Huarca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 111.98 km2 (43.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,575 m (11,729 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 973 |
| • Density | 8.7/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 040506 |
Geography
The Chila mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest mountains of the district is Qullqiri at approximately 5,200 m (17,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Hatun Urqu
- Pumachiri
- Uma Qala
- Willkayuq
- Yuraq Qaqa
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (61.18%) learnt to speak in childhood, 37.62% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
References
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Caylloma Province 2, Arequipa Region
- 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)
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