Curahuasi District
Curahuasi | |
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District | |
Bridge across the Apurímac River on the border of the regions Cusco and Apurímac between the districts Curahuasi and Mollepata | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Apurímac |
Province | Abancay |
Founded | January 2, 1857 |
Capital | Curahuasi |
Government | |
• Mayor | Danilo Valenza Calvo |
Area | |
• Total | 817.98 km2 (315.82 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,688 m (8,819 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 18,556 |
• Density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) |
Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
UBIGEO | 030104 |
Curahuasi District is one of the nine districts of the province Abancay in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (73.79%) learnt to speak in childhood, 25.86% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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Coordinates: 14°03′43″S 72°40′12″W / 14.062°S 72.670°W