Curpahuasi District
District in Apurímac, Peru
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Curpahuasi District is one of the fourteen districts of the Grau Province in Peru.[1]
Curpahuasi
Qurpa Wasi | |
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 Interactive map of Curpahuasi | |
| 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 | 8.66/km2 (22.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 030702 |
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]
- Allqa Q'awa
- Anta Marka
- Aqu Qucha
- Kachi Kutana
- Pukara
- Puma Wasi
- Q'illu
- Waqutu
- Wayunkani
- Winq'u Pata
- Yana Urqu
- Yawriwiri
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) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| 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] | |||||||||||||
