Mariscal Gamarra District

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Mariscal Gamarra
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Grau
FoundedDecember 11, 1942
Capital Palpacachi
Government
 •  Mayor Francisco Sequeiros Peña
Area
 • Total370.45 km2 (143.03 sq mi)
Elevation
3,445 m (11,302 ft)
Population
 • Total4,253
 • Density11/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 030703

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

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Q'illu Q'asa at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 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 (91.90%) learnt to speak in childhood, 7.40% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

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References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-17 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Grau Province (Apurimac 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)

Coordinates: 13°52′12″S72°30′14″W / 13.870°S 72.504°W / -13.870; -72.504


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