Cotabambas District

Cotabambas (Aymara Quta Pampa,[1] meaning "plain of lakes") is one of the six districts of the Cotabambas Province in Peru.[2]

Cotabambas
Quta Pampa
District
Country Peru
RegionApurímac
ProvinceCotabambas
CapitalCotabambas
Government
 • MayorNestor Ferro Meza
Area
 • Total331.96 km2 (128.17 sq mi)
Elevation
3,425 m (11,237 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total4,248
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO030502

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Ñiq'ita at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[3]

  • Aqchi Wachana
  • Lamrasniyuq
  • Llink'ini
  • Maran Qalla
  • Maw'ka Llaqta
  • Muyu Muyu
  • Puka
  • Qucha Pata
  • Qhillani
  • Ranra Pata
  • Runtu Uma
  • Siqi K'illi
  • T'uru Rumi
  • Wallwa
  • Wayllani

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (90.26%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.58% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]

See also

References
  1. Nonato Rufino Chuquimamani Valer, Carmen Gladis Alosilla Morales, Victoria Choque Valer: Qullaw Qichwapa Simi Qullqan. Lima, 2014 Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Cotabambas Province (Apurímac Region)
  4. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

13°45′04″S 72°21′11″W


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