Cupi District

Cupi
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Melgar
Capital Cupi
Government
  Mayor Yudel Rene Mamani Cervantes
Area
  Total 214.25 km2 (82.72 sq mi)
Elevation 3,953 m (12,969 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 2,516
  Density 12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210803

Cupi District is one of nine districts of the province Melgar in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (88.00%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.79% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

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