Marcas District

Marcas
District
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 (2005 census)
  Total 2,380
  Density 15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 090205

Marcas District is one of eight districts of the province Acobamba 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 (80.31%) learnt to speak in childhood, 19.33% 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)

Coordinates: 12°53′25″S 74°23′52″W / 12.8902°S 74.3979°W