Coasa District

Coasa District is one of ten districts of the Carabaya Province in Peru.[1]

Coasa
District
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceCarabaya
CapitalCoasa
Government
 • MayorMeliton Palacios Casazola
Area
 • Total3,572.92 km2 (1,379.51 sq mi)
Elevation
3,783 m (12,411 ft)
Population
 • Total8,897
 • Density2.5/km2 (6.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210304

Geography

One of the highest elevations of the district is Muru Muruni at approximately 5,200 m (17,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Amayani
  • Aqhu Ch'uwaña
  • Asnuni
  • Chaka Kunka
  • Chullumpirini
  • Chhullu
  • Ch'amak Tira
  • Ch'uwañuma
  • Ch'uspini
  • Hatun Pinkilluni
  • Inti Qururuni
  • Janq'u Quta
  • Japu Pata
  • Kimsa Tinkuri
  • Kuntur Ikiña
  • Khunu
  • Liqiliqini
  • Puka Urqu
  • Puma Qulluni
  • Qillwani
  • Q'umir Qucha Punta
  • Rit'i Qucha
  • Runa Ñan Kunka
  • Sapa Kiswara
  • Suqa Nasa
  • Sura Pata
  • Tampu Uma
  • Tani Tani
  • Taypi Tira
  • Tinki Qucha
  • Tinya Qucha
  • Umaña
  • Uqi Kunka
  • Waka Wañusqa
  • Wari Umaña
  • Wila Laqaya
  • Wisk'achani
  • Yana Phawchi

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (95.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.59% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

References
  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Carabaya Province, Puno Region
  3. 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)

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