Turpo District Explained

Turpo
Native Name:T'urpu
Native Name Lang:qu
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Apurímac
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Andahuaylas
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:December 11, 1942
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Turpo
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Antonio Beltran Sanchez
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:121.67
Elevation M:3297
Population Total:4514
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:030218

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

Geography

It is elevated at 3,297 m above sea level.[2] One of the highest peaks of the district is Pisti at approximately 4200m (13,800feet). 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

-13.7869°N -73.4719°W

Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital . Retrieved April 4, 2008.
  2. Web site: TURPO - District in Apurímac Region . City Population . 17 May 2019.
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Andahuaylas Province (Apurímac Region)
  4. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe