Copa District is one of five districts of the province Cajatambo in Peru.[1]
Copa
Qupa | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Lima |
Province | Cajatambo |
Founded | January 2, 1857 |
Capital | Copa |
Government | |
• Mayor | Henoch Flores Callupe (2019-2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 212.16 km2 (81.92 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,410 m (11,190 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 150302 |
Geography
editThe Huayhuash mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains are listed below:[2]
Administrative Division
editVillage centres
edit- Urban
- Copa, with 481 inhabitants.
- Huayllapa, with 323 inhabitants.
- Rural
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language 38.52% of the population learnt to speak in childhood, 61.36% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ (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 Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)
- ^ "Censos Nacionales 2017 XI de Población y VI de Vivienda - Perfil Sociodemográfico de la Región Lima" (PDF).