Macari District

Macari
District
Carnival in Macari
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	Melgar
Capital	Macari
Government
•  Mayor	Simon Amador Mamani Chañi
Area
• Total	673.78 km2 (260.15 sq mi)
Elevation	3,970 m (13,020 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	8,731
• Density	13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	210805

Macari District is one of nine districts of the Melgar Province in Peru. ^[1] The capital of the district is Macari.

Limits

• North: Layo District
• South: Cupi District
• East: Chuquibambilla
• West: Cusco Department

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Qillqa at 4,900 m (16,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below: ^[2]

• Apachita
• Aqhuyani
• Chachakumani
• Ch'iqu Rumi
• Hatun Llallawa
• Janq'u Jaqhi
• Kiswarniyuq
• Kuntur Sayana
• Kunturwasa
• Pata Urqu
• Pichaqani
• Puka Apachita
• P'isaq P'unqu
• Qillwa
• Q'illu Qaqa
• Saywani
• Saywanniyuq Urqu
• Surallani
• Tarujani
• Tika Pallana
• Wamanlipani
• Wanqa Sayani
• Waqra Waqra
• Wari Kunka
• Waychu
• Wayna Wachu
• Wila Quta

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (84.25%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.55% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). ^[3]

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Melgar Province (Cusco Region)
3. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

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