Maras District

Maras
District

Looking down the valley from Paqchaspata (Urubamba District) towards the Maras District (in the background)
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Urubamba
Founded January 2, 1857
Capital Maras
Government
  Mayor Eriberto Quispe Tito
Area
  Total 131.85 km2 (50.91 sq mi)
Elevation 3,385 m (11,106 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 7,167
  Density 54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 081305
Website munimaras.gob.pe

Maras District is one of seven districts of the province Urubamba in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (79.29%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.42% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

External links

(Spanish) Official municipal website