San Marcos de Rocchac District

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San Marcos de Rocchac
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Tayacaja
FoundedJune 7, 1961
Capital San Marcos de Rocchac
Government
 •  Mayor Ernan Hugo Ramon Llulluy
Area
 • Total281.71 km2 (108.77 sq mi)
Elevation
3,182 m (10,440 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total3,101
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 090716

San Marcos de Rocchac District is one of sixteen districts of the Tayacaja Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Chawpi Urqu 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 (86.57%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.34% 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. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Tayacaja Province (Apurímac 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: 12°05′38″S74°51′49″W / 12.0939°S 74.8636°W / -12.0939; -74.8636

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