Cotaruse District

Cotaruse District is one of the seventeen districts of the Aymaraes Province in Peru.[1]

Cotaruse
District
Country	Peru
Region	Apurímac
Province	Aymaraes
Founded	June 1, 1914
Capital	Cotaruse
Government
• Mayor	Alejandro Rojas Llacsa
Area
• Total	1,749.83 km^2 (675.61 sq mi)
Elevation	3,248 m (10,656 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	3,576
• Density	2.0/km^2 (5.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	030406

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Pumanuta at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

• Altarniyuq
• Aqu Q'asa
• Aycha Qullqa
• Chachakuma
• Chawpi Urqu
• Ichhu Marka
• Ichhu Sirk'a
• Inka Pirqa
• Kampanayuq
• Kuntur Marka
• Llamuqa
• Ñawin Urqu
• Pampa Quriwiri
• Parqa Saywa
• Puka Kunka
• Puka Pata
• Pukar
• Puma Allqa
• Phiruru
• Qaqa Wasi
• Qullqa Pampa
• Q'illa Wachu
• Q'illu
• Q'illu Q'illu
• Runtu Marka
• Sallikani
• Sillu Sillu
• Sura Pata
• Tintaya
• Uma Q'asa
• Wachu Willka
• Wamanripa
• Wamanripayuq
• Wararani
• Waylla Kunka
• Yana Mach'ay
• Yana Pata
• Yana Saya
• Yanama
• Yunka Wasi

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (61.13%) learned to speak in childhood, while a minority (38.45%) of the residents learned to speak using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Aymaraes Province (Apurímac 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)