Mara District

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Mara District

Distrito de Mara
District
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Mara District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Cotabambas
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
Capital Mara
Government
 •  Mayor Florentino Enriquez Ayquipa
Area
 • Total224.17 km2 (86.55 sq mi)
Elevation
3,770 m (12,370 ft)
Population
 • Total6,374
 • Density28/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 030505

Mara District is one of the six districts of the Cotabambas Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Kuntur Kunka at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 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 (94.45%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.24% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Cotabambas Province (Apurímac Region)
  3. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población


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