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Coya
District
The Willkanuta valley in the Coya District (background) as seen from Taray
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Calca
Founded	September 11, 1951
Capital	Coya
Government
• Mayor	Lizardo Emilio Palomino Ricalde
Area
• Total	71.43 km (27.58 sq mi)
Elevation	2,951 m (9,682 ft)
Population
• Total	3,698
• Density	52/km (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	080402

Coya District is one of eight districts of the Calca Province in the Cusco Region of Peru.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:

• Hatun Pukara
• Hatun Raqha Kay
• Hatun Suyu Q'asa
• Ichhunayuq
• Quriqucha Punta
• Quriqucha Qaqa
• Q'umir
• Sirkapata
• Wanakawri
• Yawar Wak'a

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (79.19%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.66% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

See also

• Qhapaq Kancha
• Quriqucha

References

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. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province and the Cusco Province (Cusco Region)
3. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

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