Cotaruse District

Cotaruse District is one of the seventeen districts of the Aymaraes Province in Peru.[1]

Cotaruse
District
Country Peru
RegionApurímac
ProvinceAymaraes
FoundedJune 1, 1914
CapitalCotaruse
Government
 • MayorAlejandro Rojas Llacsa
Area
 • Total1,749.83 km2 (675.61 sq mi)
Elevation
3,248 m (10,656 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total3,576
 • Density2.0/km2 (5.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO030406

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Pumanuta at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Altarniyuq
  • Aqu Q'asa
  • Aycha Qullqa
  • Chachakuma
  • Chawpi Urqu
  • Ichhu Marka
  • Ichhu Sirk'a
  • Inka Pirqa
  • Kampanayuq
  • Kuntur Marka
  • Llamuqa
  • Ñawin Urqu
  • Pampa Quriwiri
  • Parqa Saywa
  • Puka Kunka
  • Puka Pata
  • Pukar
  • Puma Allqa
  • Phiruru
  • Qaqa Wasi
  • Qullqa Pampa
  • Q'illa Wachu
  • Q'illu
  • Q'illu Q'illu
  • Runtu Marka
  • Sallikani
  • Sillu Sillu
  • Sura Pata
  • Tintaya
  • Uma Q'asa
  • Wachu Willka
  • Wamanripa
  • Wamanripayuq
  • Wararani
  • Waylla Kunka
  • Yana Mach'ay
  • Yana Pata
  • Yana Saya
  • Yanama
  • Yunka Wasi

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (61.13%) learned to speak in childhood, while a minority (38.45%) of the residents learned to speak using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

gollark: --remind 1.2ks apiobees?
gollark: oh bee it.
gollark: --remind 1.2ks bees?
gollark: That was just the ABRtest instance.
gollark: > yes, because brains are pretty fucking good at making shit up and getting everything rightSOME things. Try doing that for particle physics or something.

References
  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Aymaraes Province (Apurímac 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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