Curasco district
| Curasco district | |
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 The Curasco district is located in the central east of the province of Grau (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Apurímac |
| province | Gray |
| Seat | Curasco |
| surface | 136 km² |
| Residents | 1287 (2017) |
| density | 9.5 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | October 29, 1993 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-APU |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Esteban Vargas Chaparro (2019-2022) |
Coordinates: 14 ° 4 ′ S , 72 ° 34 ′ W
The Curasco district is located in the Grau Province in the Apurímac region in the central south of Peru . The district was formed on October 29, 1993 from parts of the Micaela Bastidas district. It extends over an area of 136 km². The 2017 census counted 1287 inhabitants. In 2007 the population was 1469. The district administration is located in the 3460 m high village of Curasco with 478 inhabitants (as of 2017). Curasco is 16 km east-northeast of the provincial capital Chuquibambilla .
Geographical location
The Curasco district is located in the Andean highlands on the right bank of the Río Vilcabamba, which flows north-northeast in the central east of the province of Grau.
The Curasco district is bordered on the southwest by the district Micaela Bastidas, in the northwest on the district Curpahuasi , the northeast and the east by the district Progreso and in the extreme southeast of the districts Challhuahuacho ( province Cotabambas ) and Oropesa ( province Antabamba ).
Web links
- Peru: Region Apurímac (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú