Copa District

District in Lima, Peru

Copa Qupa
District
Country	Peru
Region	Lima
Province	Cajatambo
Founded	January 2, 1857
Capital	Copa
Government
• Mayor	Henoch Flores Callupe (2019-2022)
Area
• Total	212.16 km² (81.92 sq mi)
Elevation	3,410 m (11,190 ft)
Population (2017)
• Total	858
• Density	4.0/km² (10/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	150302

Copa District is one of five districts of the province Cajatambo in Peru.^[1]

Geography

The Huayhuash mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains are listed below:^[2]

Auxilio
Jullutahuarco
Rajucollota
Rasac
Sarapo
Huacrish

Administrative Division

Village centres

Urban
- Copa, with 481 inhabitants.
- Huayllapa, with 323 inhabitants.
Rural

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language 38.52% of the population learnt to speak in childhood, 61.36% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[3]

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.
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)
^ "Censos Nacionales 2017 XI de Población y VI de Vivienda - Perfil Sociodemográfico de la Región Lima" (PDF).