Curasco District

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

Curasco
District
Country Peru
RegionApurímac
ProvinceGrau
FoundedOctober 29, 1993
CapitalCurasco
Government
 • MayorVidal Edgar Huamani Gutierrez
Area
 • Total139.77 km2 (53.97 sq mi)
Elevation
3,460 m (11,350 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total1,742
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO030714

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Malmanya at approximately 5,000 m (16,000 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Hatun Q'asa
  • Kimsa Kancha
  • Puka Urqu
  • Puma Wasi
  • Phaqcha
  • Qucha Kunka
  • Q'umir Qucha
  • Silla Q'asa
  • Sura Urqu
  • Usqulluni
  • Yana Qalla
  • Yana Qaqa

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).[3]

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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)


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