Curpahuasi District

Curpahuasi District is one of the fourteen districts of the Grau Province in Peru.[1]

Curpahuasi
Qurpa Wasi
District
Country Peru
RegionApurímac
ProvinceGrau
FoundedNovember 24, 1955
CapitalCurpahuasi
Government
 • MayorLadio Roman Trujillo
Area
 • Total293.42 km2 (113.29 sq mi)
Elevation
3,438 m (11,280 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total2,540
 • Density8.7/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO030702

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Waman Ch'arpa at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Allqa Q'awa
  • Anta Marka
  • Aqu Qucha
  • Kachi Kutana
  • Pukara
  • Puma Wasi
  • Q'illu
  • Waqutu
  • Wayunkani
  • Winq'u Pata
  • Yana Urqu
  • Yawriwiri

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (92.62%) learnt to speak in childhood, 7.10% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

References
  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Grau Province (Apurimac Region)
  3. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

14.062°S 72.670°W / -14.062; -72.670


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