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Curasco
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	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	030714

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

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Malmanya at approximately 5,000 m (16,000 ft). Other mountains are listed below:^[2]

Hatun Q'asa
Kimsa Kancha
Puka Urqu
Puma Wasi
Phaqcha
Qucha Kunka
Q'umir Qucha
Silla Q'asa
Sura Urqu
Usqulluni
Yana Qalla
Yana Qaqa

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).^[3]

References

^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Grau 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)

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

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[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] scale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Grau Province (Apurimac Region)

[3] .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)

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