Founded September 5, 1940 Time zone PET (UTC-5) Elevation 3,310 m | Region Cusco Capital Cusipata UBIGEO 081206 Area 248 km² | |
 | ||
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.
Contents
Map of Cusipata, Peru
Geography
The most important river of the district is the Willkanuta which crosses the district from south-east to north-west.
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).
References
Cusipata District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA