Cupi District

Cupi
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Melgar
Capital Cupi
Government
  Mayor Yudel Rene Mamani Cervantes
Area
  Total 214.25 km2 (82.72 sq mi)
Elevation 3,953 m (12,969 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 2,516
  Density 12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210803

Cupi District is one of nine districts of the province Melgar 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 (88.00%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.79% 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: 14°54′15″S 70°52′15″W / 14.9041°S 70.8708°W / -14.9041; -70.8708

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