Marcas District is one of eight districts of the Acobamba Province in Peru.[1]
Marcas | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Huancavelica |
| Province | Acobamba |
| Founded | November 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 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 090205 |
Geography
editOne of the highest peaks of the district is Uma Kunka at approximately 4,000 m (13,000 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Añas Waqra
- Mulli Pata
- Parquy Urqu
- P'iqiri
- Qullqi Q'asa
- Q'illu Urqu
- Sapalluyuq
- Silla Qucha
- Tinyaq Urqu
- Wik'uñayuq
- Yana Urqu
Ethnic groups
editThe 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
edit- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Acobamba Province (Huancavelica Region)
- ^ 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)
 | This Huancavelica Region geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |