Mariscal Gamarra District

Mariscal Gamarra
District
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Grau
Founded December 11, 1942
Capital Palpacachi
Government
 • Mayor Francisco Sequeiros Peña
Area
 • Total 370.45 km2 (143.03 sq mi)
Elevation 3,445 m (11,302 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 4,253
 • Density 11/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 030703

Mariscal Gamarra District is one of the fourteen districts of the province Grau 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 (91.90%) learnt to speak in childhood, 7.40% 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 Digital. Retrieved April 7, 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: 13°52′12″S 72°30′14″W / 13.870°S 72.504°W