Mariscal Gamarra District
Mariscal Gamarra | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Apurímac |
| Province | Grau |
| Founded | December 11, 1942 |
| Capital | Palpacachi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Francisco Sequeiros Peña |
| Area | |
• Total | 370.45 km2 (143.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,445 m (11,302 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,253 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 030703 |
Mariscal Gamarra District is one of the fourteen districts of the province Grau 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 (91.90%) learnt to speak in childhood, 7.40% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- ^ Template:Es icon Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
- ^ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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