Coata
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvincePuno
CapitalCoata
Government
  MayorEscolastico Mamani Canaza
Area
  Total104 km2 (40 sq mi)
Elevation
3,814 m (12,513 ft)
Population
  Total6,994
  Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210107

Coata District is one of fifteen districts of the province Puno 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 (96.12%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.37% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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. 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)

15°34′38″S 70°01′36″W / 15.5773°S 70.0267°W / -15.5773; -70.0267

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