Cojata District

Cojata District is one of eight districts of the province Huancané in Peru.[1]

Cojata
District
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	Huancané
Capital	Cojata
Government
• Mayor	Hector Exaltacion Montesinos Aliaga
Area
• Total	881.18 km^2 (340.23 sq mi)
Elevation	4,355 m (14,288 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	4,902
• Density	5.6/km^2 (14/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	210602

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Khawayuni at approximately 5,000 m (16,000 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

• Apachita
• Awqani
• Janq'u Qala
• Jichu Qullu
• Juri Quta
• Laram Sillani
• Lawa Lawani
• Maych'ani
• Limani
• Mullu Marka
• Muru Qullu
• Pukara
• Qillwani
• Waraq Tira

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (89.09%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.97% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

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. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huancane Province (Puno 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)