Curasco District Explained

Curasco
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Apurímac
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Grau
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:October 29, 1993
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Curasco
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Vidal Edgar Huamani Gutierrez
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:139.77
Elevation M:3460
Population Total:1742
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:030714

Curasco District is one of the fourteen districts of the Grau Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Malmanya at approximately 5000m (16,000feet). 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 (93.54%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.17% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

-14.017°N -72.567°W

Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital . Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Grau Province (Apurimac Region)
  3. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe