Coporaque District, Espinar
Coporaque District is one of eight districts of the province Espinar in Peru.
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:
- Anta Anta
- Anta Qullu
- Chunkara Qaqa
- Jichu Qullu
- Kiswarani Q'asa
- Kuntur Uma
- Muyu Qaqa
- Pilluni
- Puka Puka
- Puka Q'asa
- Pukara
- Pumanuta
- Qullpa Pata
- Salla Saywa
- Siq'i Urqu
- Sura Quta
- Sura Urqu
- Sura Uma
- Taypi Tira
- Urqu K'uchu
- Waman Wachana
- Waylla Apachita
- Waylluma
- Wayna Sinqa
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (93.04%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.73% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). Coporaque is looked upon as one of the poorest districts of the country.
See also
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 map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco 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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