Cusipata District
Cusipata Kusipata | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Cusco |
Province | Quispicanchi |
Founded | September 5, 1940 |
Capital | Cusipata |
Government | |
• Mayor | Felipe Cornejo Cusihuaman |
Area | |
• Total | 248.03 km2 (95.76 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,310 m (10,860 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 4,444 |
• Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 081206 |
The Cusipata District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Created by Law No. 9164 on September 5, 1940, its capital is the town of .
Geography[]
The most important river of the district is the Willkanuta which crosses the district from south-east to north-west.[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 (81.67%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.07% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also[]
- Chachakumayuq
- Ch'aqu
- Hatun Ch'aqu
- Hatun Rit'iyuq
- Tiklla Q'asa
- Tuqtu
- Wasaqucha
- Yuraq Q'asa
References[]
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Quispicanchi Province (Cusco Region)
- ^ 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)
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Departamento Cusco. Retrieved on November 1, 2007.
Categories:
- Districts of the Quispicanchi Province
- Cusco Region geography stubs