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 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

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

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