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The Cusipata District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Created by Law No. 9164 on September 5, 1940, its capital is the town of Cusipata.

Cusipata Kusipata
District
Cusipata District
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Quispicanchi
Founded	September 5, 1940
Capital	Cusipata
Government
• Mayor	Felipe Cornejo Cusihuaman
Area
• Total	248.03 km2 (95.76 sq mi)
Elevation	3,310 m (10,860 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	4,444
• Density	18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	081206

Geography

The most important river of the district is the Willkanuta which crosses the district from south-east to north-west.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (81.67%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.07% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

• Chachakumayuq
• Ch'aqu
• Hatun Ch'aqu
• Hatun Rit'iyuq
• Tiklla Q'asa
• Tuqtu
• Wasaqucha
• Yuraq Q'asa

References

• (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Departamento Cusco. Retrieved on November 1, 2007.

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