Curahuasi
Qura Wasi | |
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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 | |
• 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]
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]
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 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] |