Cotabambas District

Cotabambas (Aymara Quta Pampa,^[1] meaning "plain of lakes") is one of the six districts of the Cotabambas Province in Peru.^[2]

Cotabambas Quta Pampa
District
Country	Peru
Region	Apurímac
Province	Cotabambas
Capital	Cotabambas
Government
• Mayor	Nestor Ferro Meza
Area
• Total	331.96 km2 (128.17 sq mi)
Elevation	3,425 m (11,237 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	4,248
• Density	13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	030502

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Ñiq'ita at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:^[3]

• Aqchi Wachana
• Lamrasniyuq
• Llink'ini
• Maran Qalla
• Maw'ka Llaqta
• Muyu Muyu
• Puka
• Qucha Pata
• Qhillani
• Ranra Pata
• Runtu Uma
• Siqi K'illi
• T'uru Rumi
• Wallwa
• Wayllani

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (90.26%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.58% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[4]

See also

• Qiwllaqucha