Turpo District

Turpo (from Quechua T'urpu, meaning "pointed") is one of the nineteen districts of the Andahuaylas Province in Peru.[1]

Turpo T'urpu
District
Country	Peru
Region	Apurímac
Province	Andahuaylas
Founded	December 11, 1942
Capital	Turpo
Government
• Mayor	Antonio Beltran Sanchez
Area
• Total	121.67 km^2 (46.98 sq mi)
Elevation	3,297 m (10,817 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	4,514
• Density	37/km^2 (96/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	030218

Geography

It is elevated at 3,297 m above sea level.[2] One of the highest peaks of the district is Pisti at approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[3]

• Anta Qaqa
• Apankayniyuq
• Illa Rumi
• Liq'i Yakana Pampa
• Qucha Pampa

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (95.22%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.57% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2010-05-01 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
2. "TURPO - District in Apurímac Region". City Population. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
3. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Andahuaylas Province (Apurímac Region)
4. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población