Marcas District
Marcas District is one of eight districts of the Acobamba Province in Peru.
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Uma Kunka at approximately 4,000 m (13,000 ft). Other mountains are listed below:
- Añas Waqra
- Mulli Pata
- Parquy Urqu
- P'iqiri
- Qullqi Q'asa
- Q'illu Urqu
- Sapalluyuq
- Silla Qucha
- Tinyaq Urqu
- Wik'uñayuq
- Yana Urqu
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (80.31%) learnt to speak in childhood, 19.33% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Acobamba Province (Huancavelica Region)
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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| Tayacaja | |
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