Curasco District

Curasco
District
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Grau
Founded October 29, 1993
Capital Curasco
Government
  Mayor Vidal Edgar Huamani Gutierrez
Area
  Total 139.77 km2 (53.97 sq mi)
Elevation 3,460 m (11,350 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 1,742
  Density 12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 030714

Curasco District is one of the fourteen districts of the province Grau 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 (93.54%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.17% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 14°01′01″S 72°34′01″W / 14.017°S 72.567°W / -14.017; -72.567

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