Macari District

Macari
District
Carnival in Macari
Carnival in Macari
Interactive map of Macari
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceMelgar
CapitalMacari
Government
 • MayorSimon Amador Mamani Chañi
Area
 • Total
673.78 km2 (260.15 sq mi)
Elevation
3,970 m (13,020 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
8,731
 • Density12.96/km2 (33.56/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210805

Macari District is one of nine districts of the Melgar Province in Peru. The capital of the district is Macari.

Limits

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Qillqa at 4,900 m (16,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (84.25%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.55% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

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 Melgar 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)

14°46′21″S 70°54′42″W / 14.7726°S 70.9118°W / -14.7726; -70.9118