Maras District

Maras District is one of seven districts of the Urubamba Province in Peru.[1]

Maras
District
Looking down the valley from Paqchaspata (Urubamba District) towards the Maras District (in the background)
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Urubamba
Founded	January 2, 1857
Capital	Maras
Government
• Mayor	Eriberto Quispe Tito
Area
• Total	131.85 km^2 (50.91 sq mi)
Elevation	3,385 m (11,106 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	7,167
• Density	54/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	081305
Website	munimaras.gob.pe

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Hatun Urqu at approximately 4,000 m (13,000 ft). Other mountains are Sullu Qaqa and Wayna Urqu.[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 (79.29%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.42% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)
3. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

External links

(in Spanish) Official municipal website