Mollepata District, Anta

Mollepata
Mullipata
District
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Anta
Founded April 29, 1929
Capital Mollepata
Government
 • Mayor Marco Antonio Chacon Delgado
Area
 • Total 284.48 km2 (109.84 sq mi)
Elevation 2,803 m (9,196 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 3,543
 • Density 12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 080307

Mollepata District is one of nine districts of the province Anta 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 (74.13%) learnt to speak in childhood, 24.83% 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

Coordinates: 13°30′33″S 72°31′40″W / 13.5091°S 72.5279°W / -13.5091; -72.5279

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