Coasa District

Coasa
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Carabaya
Capital Coasa
Government
  Mayor Meliton Palacios Casazola
Area
  Total 3,572.92 km2 (1,379.51 sq mi)
Elevation 3,783 m (12,411 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 8,897
  Density 2.5/km2 (6.4/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210304

Coasa District is one of ten districts of the province Carabaya in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (95.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.59% 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)

Coordinates: 13°59′12″S 70°01′02″W / 13.98667°S 70.01722°W / -13.98667; -70.01722

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