Cupi District

Cupi
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Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceMelgar
CapitalCupi
Government
 • MayorYudel Rene Mamani Cervantes
Area
 • Total
214.25 km2 (82.72 sq mi)
Elevation
3,953 m (12,969 ft)
Population
 • Total
2,516
 • Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210803

Cupi District is one of nine districts of the province Melgar in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

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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

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  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)


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