San Marcos de Rocchac District
San Marcos de Rocchac District is one of sixteen districts of the Tayacaja Province in Peru.[1]
San Marcos de Rocchac | |
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| Country |  |
| Region | Huancavelica |
| Province | Tayacaja |
| Founded | June 7, 1961 |
| Capital | San Marcos de Rocchac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ernan Hugo Ramon Llulluy |
| Area | |
| • Total | 281.71 km2 (108.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,182 m (10,440 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 3,101 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 090716 |
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Chawpi Urqu at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Chuqa
- Chiqlla Pampa
- Ch'awi Urqu
- Hatun Chaya
- Hatun Ukru
- Hisp'a
- Kiswar Tuna
- Kuntur Kuntur
- Luychu Puyku
- Llulluch'a Urqu
- Mantur
- Puka Qucha
- Puywan
- Qalla Qalla
- Q'asa Q'asa
- Rumi Wasi
- T'utura
- Warawniyuq
- Warmi Qucha
- Wayta
- Yana Saywa
- Yuraq Waman Sara
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (86.57%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.34% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
References
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Tayacaja Province (Apurímac Region)
- 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)
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| Acobamba | |
| Angaraes | |
| Castrovirreyna | |
| Churcampa | |
| Huancavelica | |
| Huaytará | |
| Tayacaja | |
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