Curpahuasi District

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

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 km^2 (113.29 sq mi)
Elevation	3,438 m (11,280 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	2,540
• Density	8.7/km^2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	030702

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

• Chinaqucha
• Urququcha

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)