Conima District

Conima
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Moho
Founded May 2, 1854
Capital Conima
Government
  Mayor Alejandro Apaza Quispe
Area
  Total 72.95 km2 (28.17 sq mi)
Elevation 3,860 m (12,660 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 4,177
  Density 57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210902

Conima District is one of four districts of the province Moho in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (92.59%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.70% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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)

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