Coporaque District is one of twenty districts of the Caylloma Province in Peru.[1]

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]

See also

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. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Caylloma Province 2, Arequipa Region
  3. ^ 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)


15°37′41″S 71°38′52″W / 15.6281°S 71.6477°W / -15.6281; -71.6477


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