Tupe District

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Country Peru
FoundedJuly 15, 1936
Elevation
2,836 m (9,304 ft)
Tupe
Interactive map of Tupe
Country Peru
RegionLima
ProvinceYauyos
FoundedJuly 15, 1936
CapitalTupe
Government
  MayorTito Neder Iturrizaga Blaz
Area
  Total
321.15 km2 (124.00 sq mi)
Elevation
2,836 m (9,304 ft)
Population
  Total
723
  Density2.25/km2 (5.83/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO151031

Tupe District (Jaqaru: Marka, [ˈmaɾka]) 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]

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