Curpahuasi District

Curpahuasi
Qurpawasi
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 PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 030702

Curpahuasi 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 (92.62%) learnt to speak in childhood, 7.10% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe 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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