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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