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Coya District is one of eight districts of the Calca Province in the Cusco Region of Peru.[1]
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]
- Hatun Pukara
- Hatun Raqha Kay
- Hatun Suyu Q'asa
- Ichhunayuq
- Quriqucha Punta
- Quriqucha Qaqa
- Q'umir
- Sirkapata
- Wanakawri
- Yawar Wak'a
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (79.19%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.66% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
See also
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province and the Cusco Province (Cusco Region)
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población
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| Acomayo | |
| Anta | |
| Calca | |
| Canas | |
| Canchis | |
| Chumbivilcas | |
| Cusco | |
| Espinar | |
| La Convención | |
| Paruro | |
| Paucartambo | |
| Quispicanchi | |
| Urubamba | |
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