Marías District Explained

Marías
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Huánuco
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Dos de Mayo
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:May 12, 1962
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Marías
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Grover Lucio Vasquez Salazar
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:608.05
Elevation M:3484
Population Total:7017
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:100311

Marías District is one of nine districts of the province Dos de Mayo in Peru.[1]

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (80.45%) learnt to speak in childhood, 19.28% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

-9.6163°N -76.708°W

Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. Web site: INEI - Redatam - 2007 . 2022-08-08 . iinei.inei.gob.pe.