Tupe District

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Tupe
District
Tupe District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Lima
Province Yauyos
FoundedJuly 15, 1936
Capital Tupe
Government
 •  Mayor Tito Neder Iturrizaga Blaz
Area
 • Total
321.15 km2 (124.00 sq mi)
Elevation
2,836 m (9,304 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
723
 • Density2.3/km2 (5.8/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 151031

Tupe District is one of thirty-three districts of the province of Yauyos in Peru. It is home to the Jaqaru ethnolinguistic minority. [1]

There has been much thievery going on and the police are reported to be corrupt and help the thieves in exchange for a bribe. [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.

12°44′29″S75°48′34″W / 12.7414°S 75.8094°W / -12.7414; -75.8094


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