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]
Mollepata
Mullipata | |
|---|---|
 Main square of Mollepata | |
  Mollepata Location within Peru | |
| Coordinates: 13°28′S 72°38′W / 13.467°S 72.633°W | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Cusco |
| Province | Anta |
| Founded | April 29, 1929 |
| Capital | Mollepata |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marco Antonio Chacon Delgado |
| Area | |
| • Total | 284.48 km2 (109.84 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,803 m (9,196 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,543 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 080307 |
Ethnic groups
editThe 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]
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.
- ^ "The High Road to Ruins". Travel. 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población
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