Curpahuasi Qurpa Wasi | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| • Total | 2,540 |
| • Density | 8.7/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 030702 |
Curpahuasi District is one of the fourteen districts of the Grau Province in Peru. [1]
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]
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]
| Climate data for Curpahuasi (elevation 3,535 m (11,598 ft), 1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 21.6 (70.9) | 20.5 (68.9) | 20.3 (68.5) | 20.5 (68.9) | 20.2 (68.4) | 20.4 (68.7) | 20.2 (68.4) | 21.9 (71.4) | 22.8 (73.0) | 23.2 (73.8) | 24.6 (76.3) | 22.8 (73.0) | 21.6 (70.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) | 7.0 (44.6) | 7.1 (44.8) | 6.3 (43.3) | 4.4 (39.9) | 2.6 (36.7) | 2.4 (36.3) | 3.9 (39.0) | 5.6 (42.1) | 6.8 (44.2) | 7.5 (45.5) | 7.3 (45.1) | 5.6 (42.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 173.4 (6.83) | 216.4 (8.52) | 147.7 (5.81) | 41.4 (1.63) | 7.1 (0.28) | 7.4 (0.29) | 5.6 (0.22) | 9.8 (0.39) | 17.2 (0.68) | 50.9 (2.00) | 66.4 (2.61) | 133.8 (5.27) | 877.1 (34.53) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [4] | |||||||||||||
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| Abancay | |
| Andahuaylas | |
| Antabamba | |
| Aymaraes | |
| Chincheros | |
| Cotabambas | |
| Grau | |
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