Copani District

Copani
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Yunguyo
Founded December 28, 1984
Capital Copani
Government
 • Mayor Aureliano Alejo Calisaya
Area
 • Total 47.37 km2 (18.29 sq mi)
Elevation 3,854 m (12,644 ft)
Population (2007 census)
 • Total 5,436
 • Density 110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 211303

Copani District is one of seven districts of the province Yunguyo in Puno Region, Peru.[1]

History

Copani District was created by Law No. 24042 (December 28, 1984), in second term of Fernando Belaúnde Terry.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (89.37%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.03% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Authorities

Mayors

References

  1. ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

See also

External links

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