Mollepata District, Anta

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Mollepata
Mullipata
District
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Main square of Mollepata
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Mollepata
Location within Peru
Coordinates: 13°28′S72°38′W / 13.467°S 72.633°W / -13.467; -72.633
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Anta
FoundedApril 29, 1929
Capital Mollepata
Government
 •  Mayor Marco Antonio Chacon Delgado
Area
 • Total284.48 km2 (109.84 sq mi)
Elevation
2,803 m (9,196 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total3,543
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 080307

Mollepata District is one of nine districts of the province Anta, in the Department of Cuzco, in Peru. [1] It is part of the Salkantay trek, an alternative route to the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, which passes through the Vilcabamba Range from Mollepata to Santa Teresa. [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 (74.13%) learnt to speak in childhood, 24.83% 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 Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ "The High Road to Ruins". Travel. 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  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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