Curpahuasi
Qurpa Wasi
Country Peru
RegionApurímac
ProvinceGrau
FoundedNovember 24, 1955
CapitalCurpahuasi
Government
  MayorLadio Roman Trujillo
Area
  Total293.42 km2 (113.29 sq mi)
Elevation
3,438 m (11,280 ft)
Population
  Total2,540
  Density8.7/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO030702

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

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 normals)
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]

See also

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Grau Province (Apurimac Region)
  3. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
  4. "Normales Climaticás Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

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