Acopia District

Acopia
District
Interactive map of Acopia
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceAcomayo
FoundedNovember 11, 1944
CapitalAcopia
Government
 • MayorVital Geri Layme
Area
 • Total
91.72 km2 (35.41 sq mi)
Elevation
3,715 m (12,188 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
2,603
 • Density28.38/km2 (73.50/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO080202

Acopia District is one of seven districts of the province Acomayo in Peru.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (91.42%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.54% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

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