Tupe | |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | frameless |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Peru |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Lima |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Yauyos |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | para |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | July 15, 1936 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Tupe |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Tito Neder Iturrizaga Blaz |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 321.15 |
Elevation M: | 2836 |
Population Total: | 723 |
Population As Of: | 2005 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 151031 |
Tupe District is one of thirty-three districts of the province of Yauyos in Peru. It is home to the Jaqaru ethnolinguistic minority.[1]
There has been much thievery going on and the police are reported to be corrupt and help the thieves in exchange for a bribe.[2]