San Marcos District
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District | |
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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 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]
See also
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)
Coordinates: 9°31′01″S 77°13′59″W / 9.51694°S 77.23306°W
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