Cotabambas District

District in Apurímac, Peru From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cotabambas (Aymara Quta Pampa,[1] meaning "plain of lakes") is one of the six districts of the Cotabambas Province in Peru.[2]

Country Peru
CapitalCotabambas
Elevation
3,425 m (11,237 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
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Cotabambas
Quta Pampa
District
Interactive map of Cotabambas
Country Peru
RegionApurímac
ProvinceCotabambas
CapitalCotabambas
Government
 • MayorNestor Ferro Meza
Area
 • Total
331.96 km2 (128.17 sq mi)
Elevation
3,425 m (11,237 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
4,248
 • Density12.80/km2 (33.14/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Ñiq'ita at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[3]

  • Aqchi Wachana
  • Lamrasniyuq
  • Llink'ini
  • Maran Qalla
  • Maw'ka Llaqta
  • Muyu Muyu
  • Puka
  • Qucha Pata
  • Qhillani
  • Ranra Pata
  • Runtu Uma
  • Siqi K'illi
  • T'uru Rumi
  • Wallwa
  • Wayllani

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (90.26%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.58% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]

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