Cupi District
(Redirected from Kupi District)
Cupi | |
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| 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 | |
• Total | 2,516 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 210803 |
Cupi District is one of nine districts of the province Melgar in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ 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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| Azángaro | |
| Carabaya | |
| Chucuito | |
| El Collao | |
| Huancané | |
| Lampa | |
| Melgar | |
| Moho | |
| Puno | |
| San Antonio de Putina | |
| San Román | |
| Sandia | |
| Yunguyo | |
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