Coporaque District, Espinar

Coporaque District is one of eight districts of the province Espinar in Peru.^[1]

Coporaque
District
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Espinar
Founded	August 29, 1834
Capital	Coporaque
Government
• Mayor	Tito Benedicto Ccahua Chara
Area
• Total	1,564.46 km2 (604.04 sq mi)
Elevation	3,942 m (12,933 ft)
Population  (Peru 2017 Census)
• Total	9,627
• Density	6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	080803

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:^[2]

• Anta Anta
• Anta Qullu
• Chunkara Qaqa
• Jichu Qullu
• Kiswarani Q'asa
• Kuntur Uma
• Muyu Qaqa
• Pilluni
• Puka Puka
• Puka Q'asa
• Pukara
• Pumanuta
• Qullpa Pata
• Salla Saywa
• Siq'i Urqu
• Sura Quta
• Sura Urqu
• Sura Uma
• Taypi Tira
• Urqu K'uchu
• Waman Wachana
• Waylla Apachita
• Waylluma
• Wayna Sinqa

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (93.04%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.73% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[3] Coporaque is looked upon as one of the poorest districts of the country.

See also

• Mawk'allaqta