Copa District

District in Lima, Peru From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Country Peru
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
CapitalCopa
Elevation
3,410 m (11,190 ft)
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District
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Country Peru
RegionLima
ProvinceCajatambo
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
CapitalCopa
Government
 • MayorHenoch Flores Callupe
(2019-2022)
Area
 • Total
212.16 km2 (81.92 sq mi)
Elevation
3,410 m (11,190 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO150302
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Geography

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

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]

See also

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