Maras District
| Maras District | |
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 The Maras district is located in the central south of the Urubamba province (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Cusco |
| province | Urubamba |
| Seat | Maras |
| surface | 139 km² |
| Residents | 6668 (2017) |
| density | 48 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | January 2, 1857 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-CUS |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Miguel Abal Anchari (2019-2022) |
| Political party | El Frente Amplio por Justicia, Vida y Libertad |
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Coordinates: 13 ° 20 ′ S , 72 ° 9 ′ W
The Maras district is located in the Urubamba province of the Cusco region in south-central Peru . The district was founded on January 2, 1857. It has an area of 139 km². The 2017 census counted 6,668 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 7437, in 2007 it was 6258. The district administration is located in the 3385 m high village of Maras with 1748 inhabitants (as of 2017). Maras is located 5 km west-southwest of the provincial capital Urubamba .
Geographical location
The Maras district is located on the south bank of the west-flowing Río Urubamba in the central south of the Urubamba province.
The district of Maras is bordered by the districts of Anta and Huarocondo (both in the province of Anta ) in the south, the district of Ollantaytambo in the west, the district of Urubamba in the north and the districts of Huayllabamba and Chinchero in the east .
Localities
In addition to the main town, the district has the following larger towns:
- Checkerec (279 inhabitants)
- Collanas (216 inhabitants)
- Cruz Pata (344 inhabitants)
- Kacllaraccay (211 inhabitants)
- Mahuaypampa (360 inhabitants)
- Misminay (282 inhabitants)
- Pachar (357 inhabitants)
- Pillahuara (241 inhabitants)
Web links
- Peru: Region Cusco (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú