Kosñipata District

Kosñipata
Q'usñipata
District
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Paucartambo
Founded June 15, 1962
Capital Pillcopata
Government
  Mayor Juan José Rodriguez Aquise
Area
  Total 3,745.68 km2 (1,446.22 sq mi)
Elevation 527 m (1,729 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 4,610
  Density 1.2/km2 (3.2/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 081106

Kosñipata District is one of six districts of the province Paucartambo in Peru.[1]

Subdistrict

Canton

Ethnic groups

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

See also

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)