Curpahuasi District

Curpahuasi
Qurpa Wasi
District
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Grau
Founded November 24, 1955
Capital Curpahuasi
Government
 • Mayor Ladio Roman Trujillo
Area
 • Total 293.42 km2 (113.29 sq mi)
Elevation 3,438 m (11,280 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 2,540
 • Density 8.7/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 030702

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

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)

Coordinates: 14°03′43″S 72°40′12″W / 14.062°S 72.670°W / -14.062; -72.670

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