 According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Cobquecura spans an area of and has 5,687 inhabitants (3,032 men and 2,655 women).Of these, 1,493 (26.3%) lived in urban areas and 4,194 (73.7%) in rural areas.Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 9.1% (570 persons).