San Marcos District

San Marcos
District

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

San Marcos District is one of sixteen districts of the Huari Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Pukarahu at approximately 5,000 m (16,000 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Allpa Qucha
  • Anku
  • Atuq
  • Awaq Wank'a
  • Chakaq Munti
  • Hatun Chakra
  • Hatun Punta
  • Ichik Challwa
  • Iskay Wank'a
  • Isku Punta
  • Kinwa Hirka
  • Kunkayuq
  • Kunkush
  • Kuta Kancha
  • K'ara K'ara
  • Millwa Pillu
  • Purway Kinwa
  • Puywan
  • Qacha Kancha
  • Qucha Pata
  • Rukutu
  • Tampu
  • Tankan
  • Tullu Qallpa
  • T'uqu
  • Uqsha Tuna
  • Urqu Pintay
  • Waman Wayi
  • Yanaqucha
  • Yuraq Mach'ay
  • Yuraq Wank'a

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).[3]

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huari Province (Ancash Region)
  3. ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 9°31′01″S 77°13′59″W / 9.51694°S 77.23306°W / -9.51694; -77.23306

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.