San Marcos de Rocchac District

San Marcos de Rocchac
District
Country  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Tayacaja
Founded June 7, 1961
Capital San Marcos de Rocchac
Government
  Mayor Ernan Hugo Ramon Llulluy
Area
  Total 281.71 km2 (108.77 sq mi)
Elevation 3,182 m (10,440 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 3,101
  Density 11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 090716

San Marcos de Rocchac District is one of sixteen districts of the province Tayacaja 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 (86.57%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.34% 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°05′38″S 74°51′49″W / 12.0939°S 74.8636°W / -12.0939; -74.8636

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