Curahuasi District
Curahuasi Qura Wasi | |
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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 | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 030104 |
Curahuasi District is one of the nine districts of the Abancay Province in Peru.[1]
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Q'illu Q'asa at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Aqu Q'asa
- Chaka Chaka
- Chunkara
- Chuqi Marka
- Ch'illkani
- Ch'uru
- Chhullunku Pata
- Inka Pirqa
- Kiska Pata
- Kunturillu
- Mulli Kamayuq
- Mulliyuq
- Muru Qucha
- Nasa Q'ara
- Pirwata
- Puka T'uyuyuq
- Pukara
- Quri Phaqcha
- Q'iwiri
- Silla Q'asa
- Tika Qaqa
- T'asta Q'asa
- T'utura Qucha
- Urpi Utt'aña
- Urquni
- Waman Ayri
- Waman Marka
- Wank'a Wank'a
- Warmi Awqa
- Wasa Qhata
- Wichinka
- Wik'uña Kunka
- Wik'uña Utt'aña
- Yana Qucha
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent, although with a sizable percentage of mestizo and castizo population located mainly in the urban center.
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).[3]
Climate
Climate data for Curahuasi, elevation 2,741 m (8,993 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.3 (70.3) | 21.3 (70.3) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.0 (71.6) | 22.9 (73.2) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.8 (74.8) | 24.3 (75.7) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.6 (72.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.0 (51.8) | 11.0 (51.8) | 11.2 (52.2) | 10.3 (50.5) | 8.8 (47.8) | 7.5 (45.5) | 7.0 (44.6) | 7.6 (45.7) | 8.9 (48.0) | 9.9 (49.8) | 10.3 (50.5) | 10.7 (51.3) | 9.5 (49.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 134.2 (5.28) | 132.3 (5.21) | 105.5 (4.15) | 38.5 (1.52) | 6.4 (0.25) | 2.0 (0.08) | 4.4 (0.17) | 10.3 (0.41) | 11.7 (0.46) | 53.6 (2.11) | 80.6 (3.17) | 124.3 (4.89) | 703.8 (27.7) |
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[4] |
See also
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Abancay Province (Apurimac Region)
- ^ 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)
- ^ "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.
14°03′43″S 72°40′12″W / 14.062°S 72.670°W / -14.062; -72.670
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