Cotaruse
District
Country Peru
RegionApurímac
ProvinceAymaraes
FoundedJune 1, 1914
CapitalCotaruse
Government
 • MayorAlejandro Rojas Llacsa
Area
 • Total1,749.83 km2 (675.61 sq mi)
Elevation
3,248 m (10,656 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total3,576
 • Density2.0/km2 (5.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO030406

Cotaruse District is one of the seventeen districts of the Aymaraes Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Pumanuta at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Altarniyuq
  • Aqu Q'asa
  • Aycha Qullqa
  • Chachakuma
  • Chawpi Urqu
  • Ichhu Marka
  • Ichhu Sirk'a
  • Inka Pirqa
  • Kampanayuq
  • Kuntur Marka
  • Llamuqa
  • Ñawin Urqu
  • Pampa Quriwiri
  • Parqa Saywa
  • Puka Kunka
  • Puka Pata
  • Pukar
  • Puma Allqa
  • Phiruru
  • Qaqa Wasi
  • Qullqa Pampa
  • Q'illa Wachu
  • Q'illu
  • Q'illu Q'illu
  • Runtu Marka
  • Sallikani
  • Sillu Sillu
  • Sura Pata
  • Tintaya
  • Uma Q'asa
  • Wachu Willka
  • Wamanripa
  • Wamanripayuq
  • Wararani
  • Waylla Kunka
  • Yana Mach'ay
  • Yana Pata
  • Yana Saya
  • Yanama
  • Yunka Wasi

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (61.13%) learned to speak in childhood, while a minority (38.45%) of the residents learned to speak using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Aymaraes Province (Apurímac Region)
  3. ↑ 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)

14°24′58″S 73°12′29″W / 14.41611°S 73.20806°W / -14.41611; -73.20806


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