Curpahuasi District

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Curpahuasi
Qurpa Wasi
District
Curpahuasi District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Grau
FoundedNovember 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
 (2005 census)
 • Total
2,540
 • Density8.7/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]

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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]

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]

Climate

Climate data for Curpahuasi, elevation 3,535 m (11,598 ft), (1991–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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]

See also

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)
  4. ↑ "Normales Climaticás Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

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