San Marcos District
| San Marcos | |
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| District | |
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San Marcos | |
| Country |
 Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Huari |
| Capital | San Marcos |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Julio Blas Rímac |
| Area | |
| • Total | 556.75 km2 (214.96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,964 m (9,724 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 10,725 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 021014 |
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San Marcos District is one of sixteen districts of the province Huari 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 (72.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 27.31% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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