San Marcos District

San Marcos
San Marcos
District
	San Marcos
Country	Peru
Region	Ancash
Province	Huari
Capital	San Marcos
Government
• Mayor	Christian John Palacios Laguna
Area
• Total	556.75 km2 (214.96 sq mi)
Elevation	2,964 m (9,724 ft)
Population (2017)
• Total	17,033
• Density	31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	021014

San Marcos District is one of sixteen districts of the Huari Province in Peru.^[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Pukarahu at approximately 5,000 m (16,000 ft). Other mountains are listed below:^[2]

Allpa Qucha
Anku
Atuq
Awaq Wank'a
Chakaq Munti
Hatun Chakra
Hatun Punta
Ichik Challwa
Iskay Wank'a
Isku Punta
Kinwa Hirka
Kunkayuq
Kunkush
Kuta Kancha
K'ara K'ara
Millwa Pillu
Purway Kinwa
Puywan
Qacha Kancha
Qucha Pata
Rukutu
Tampu
Tankan
Tullu Qallpa
T'uqu
Uqsha Tuna
Urqu Pintay
Waman Wayi
Yanaqucha
Yuraq Mach'ay
Yuraq Wank'a

Demographics and data

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (72.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 27.31% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[3] According to the Foreign Trade Society of Peru (Comex), the district had one of the highest incomes in Peru as of 2023 due to mining and governmental contracts, though its citizens live in poor conditions due to the mismanagement of funds.^[4] The majority of citizens do not have access to sewer drainage, nearly 15% of children suffer from malnutrition and 90% of roads are unpaved.^[4]

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 Huari Province (Ancash 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)
^ ^a ^b Nomberto, Isabel (2023-07-29). "Ni San Isidro ni La Molina: ¿cuál es el distrito más rico del Perú?". La República (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-30.

9°31′01″S 77°13′59″W / 9.51694°S 77.23306°W / -9.51694; -77.23306

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[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] scale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huari Province (Ancash Region)

[3] .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)

[:0-4] Nomberto, Isabel (2023-07-29). "Ni San Isidro ni La Molina: ¿cuál es el distrito más rico del Perú?". La República (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-30.

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