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Coasa District

Coasa
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Carabaya
Capital Coasa
Government
 • Mayor Meliton Palacios Casazola
Area
 • Total 3,572.92 km2 (1,379.51 sq mi)
Elevation 3,783 m (12,411 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 8,897
 • Density 2.5/km2 (6.4/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210304

Coasa District is one of ten districts of the province Carabaya in Peru.

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (95.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.59% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).


Coordinates: 13°59′12″S 70°01′02″W / 13.98667°S 70.01722°W / -13.98667; -70.01722


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