Coracora

Coracora or Qura Qura is a town in central Peru, and it is the capital of the Parinacochas Province in the Ayacucho Region. It has a population of approximately 13,000.

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Place details

Locality: Coracora
Region: Ayacucho
Country: Perú
Population: 7,420
Timezone: America/Lima

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Coracora
Settlement.native_name: Qura Qura
Settlement.nickname: Coracora Tierra de Tradiciónes
Settlement.image_skyline: Ciudad de Cora Cora.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Peru
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Ayacucho
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Parinacochas
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Coracora
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Alfredo Lopez Gutierrez
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.timezone: PET
Settlement.utc_offset: -5
Settlement.elevation_m: 3175

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: city
Country: Peru
Located in: Coracora District
Elevation: 3175
Capital of: Parinacochas Province
Image: Coracora.jpg

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Commons category: Cora cora

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Coracora or Qura Qura is a town in central Peru, and it is the capital of the Parinacochas Province in the Ayacucho Region. It has a population of approximately 13,000.

== Etymology == Coracora or Qura Qura comes from the Quechuan qura meaning herbaceous plant, the reduplication of the syllable indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, "a complex of herbaceous plants".

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