Cotahuasi District

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Cotahuasi
Kutawasi
Cotahuasi canyon with the village of Cotahuasi and the mountain Wiñaw (on the right) as seen from the southwest
Cotahuasi canyon with the village of Cotahuasi and the mountain Wiñaw (on the right) as seen from the southwest
Country Peru
RegionArequipa
ProvinceLa Unión
CapitalCotahuasi
Government
 • MayorJusto Pastor Totocayo Garate
Area
 • Total166.5 km2 (64.3 sq mi)
Elevation
2,683 m (8,802 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total2,974
 • Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO040801

Cotahuasi District is one of eleven districts of the province La Unión in Peru.[1]

Cotahuasi is located at the highest Andean point of the department of Arequipa, in southern Peruvian. This province is characterized by its steep relief: cut here and as far back as rivers and gullies, with an altitude that ranges between 1,000 and 6,093 meters above sea level, with 19 different ecosystems. Its customs and traditions have been preserved partly on account of its relative isolation, something that has not happened in neighboring villages (REF).

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  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.


Coordinates: 15°12′37″S 72°54′03″W / 15.2104°S 72.9008°W / -15.2104; -72.9008

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