Curasco District
| Curasco | |
|---|---|
| District | |
| Country |
 Peru |
| Region | Apurímac |
| Province | Grau |
| Founded | October 29, 1993 |
| Capital | Curasco |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vidal Edgar Huamani Gutierrez |
| Area | |
| • Total | 139.77 km2 (53.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,460 m (11,350 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 1,742 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 030714 |
Curasco District is one of the fourteen districts of the province Grau in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (93.54%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.17% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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Coordinates: 14°01′01″S 72°34′01″W / 14.017°S 72.567°W
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