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Coporaque District is one of twenty districts of the Caylloma Province in Peru.[1]

Coporaque
District
Country	Peru
Region	Arequipa
Province	Caylloma
Capital	Coporaque
Government
• Mayor	William Florencio Bernal Huarca
Area
• Total	111.98 km2 (43.24 sq mi)
Elevation	3,575 m (11,729 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	973
• Density	8.7/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	040506

Geography

The Chila mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest mountains of the district is Qullqiri at approximately 5,200 m (17,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

• Hatun Urqu
• Pumachiri
• Uma Qala
• Willkayuq
• Yuraq Qaqa

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (61.18%) learnt to speak in childhood, 37.62% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

• Pukara
• Qantumayu

References

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