Turpo District

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Turpo
T'urpu
District
Turpo District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Andahuaylas
FoundedDecember 11, 1942
Capital Turpo
Government
 •  Mayor Antonio Beltran Sanchez
Area
 • Total
121.67 km2 (46.98 sq mi)
Elevation
3,297 m (10,817 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
4,514
 • Density37/km2 (96/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 030218

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

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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]

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

13°47′13″S73°28′19″W / 13.78694°S 73.47194°W / -13.78694; -73.47194


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