Coata District
District in Puno, Peru
Coata | |
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District | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Puno |
Province | Puno |
Capital | Coata |
Government | |
• Mayor | Escolastico Mamani Canaza |
Area | |
• Total | 104 km2 (40 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,814 m (12,513 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 6,994 |
• Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 210107 |
Coata District is one of fifteen districts of the province Puno 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 (96.12%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.37% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ 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)
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15°34′38″S 70°01′36″W / 15.5773°S 70.0267°W / -15.5773; -70.0267