Mollepata District, Anta Explained

Mollepata
Native Name:Mullipata
Native Name Lang:qu
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Pushpin Map:Peru
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Peru
Coordinates:-13.4667°N -110°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Cusco
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Anta
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:April 29, 1929
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Mollepata
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Marco Antonio Chacon Delgado
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:284.48
Elevation M:2803
Population Total:3543
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:080307

Mollepata District is one of nine districts of the province Anta, in the Department of Cuzco, in Peru.[1] It is part of the Salkantay trek, an alternative route to the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, which passes through the Vilcabamba Range from Mollepata to Santa Teresa.[2]

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).[3]

Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. Web site: 2011-07-07 . The High Road to Ruins . 2024-08-02 . Travel . en.
  3. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe