Coata District

District in Puno, Peru From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Coata District is one of fifteen districts of the province Puno in Peru.[1]

Country Peru
CapitalCoata
Elevation
3,814 m (12,513 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
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Coata
District
Interactive map of Coata
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvincePuno
CapitalCoata
Government
 • MayorEscolastico Mamani Canaza
Area
 • Total
104 km2 (40 sq mi)
Elevation
3,814 m (12,513 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
6,994
 • Density67.2/km2 (174/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
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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]

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