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

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

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]

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

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