Marcapata District
Appearance
Marcapata
Markapata | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Cusco |
Province | Quispicanchi |
Founded | January 20, 1869 |
Capital | Marcapata |
Government | |
• Mayor | Francisco Herencia Chusi |
Area | |
• Total | 1,687.91 km2 (651.71 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,150 m (10,330 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,141 |
• Density | 3.0/km2 (7.9/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 081209 |
The Marcapata District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Created on January 20, 1869, its capital is Marcapata.
Geography
[edit]The Willkanuta mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the district are Chumpi, Hatun Ñañu Punta, Wila Jaqhi and Yayamari. Other mountains are listed below:[1]
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Ethnic groups
[edit]The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (87.29%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.33% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province (Cusco 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)
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Inform��tica. Departamento Cusco. Retrieved on November 2, 2007.