Marcas District

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Marcas
Marcas District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Acobamba
FoundedNovember 23, 1925
Capital Marcas
Government
   Mayor Vicente Jorge Torres
Area
  Total
155.87 km2 (60.18 sq mi)
Elevation
3,394 m (11,135 ft)
Population
  Total
2,380
  Density15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 090205

Marcas District is one of eight districts of the Acobamba Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Uma Kunka at approximately 4,000 m (13,000 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 (80.31%) learnt to speak in childhood, 19.33% 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 Acobamba Province (Huancavelica 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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