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. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 15°27′41″S 69°26′14″W / 15.4613°S 69.4373°W / -15.4613; -69.4373

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