Turpay District

Turpay
District
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Grau
Founded February 28, 1958
Capital Turpay
Government
  Mayor Simon Camposano Quispe
Area
  Total 52.34 km2 (20.21 sq mi)
Elevation 3,440 m (11,290 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 831
  Density 16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 030711

Turpay 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 (70.67%) learnt to speak in childhood, 29.20% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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°13′08″S 72°37′26″W / 14.219°S 72.624°W / -14.219; -72.624

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