Turpay District
Distrito de Turpay | |
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Coordinates: 14°13′08″S 72°37′26″W / 14.219°S 72.624°W | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Apurímac |
Province | Grau |
Founded | February 28, 1958 |
Capital | Turpay |
Government | |
• Mayor | Simon Camposano Quispe |
Area | |
• Total | 52.34 km2 (20.21 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,440 m (11,290 ft) |
Population (
2005 census) | |
• Total | 831 |
• Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( PET) |
UBIGEO | 030711 |
Turpay District is one of the fourteen districts of the province Grau in Peru. [1]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (70.67%) learnt to speak in childhood, 29.20% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language ( 2007 Peru Census). [2]