Coporaque District, Caylloma
District in Arequipa, Peru
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Coporaque District is one of twenty districts of the Caylloma Province in Peru.[1]
Geography
The Chila mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest mountains of the district is Qullqiri at approximately 5,200 m (17,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Hatun Urqu
- Pumachiri
- Uma Qala
- Willkayuq
- Yuraq Qaqa
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (61.18%) learnt to speak in childhood, 37.62% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
