Marcas district
| Marcas district | |
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 The Marcas district is located in the far east of the Acobamba Province (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Huancavelica |
| province | Acobamba |
| Seat | Marcas |
| surface | 172 km² |
| Residents | 1612 (2017) |
| density | 9.4 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | November 23, 1925 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-HUV |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Eduardo Nuñez Yangali (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 12 ° 53 ′ S , 74 ° 24 ′ W
The Marcas district is located in the Acobamba province in the Huancavelica region in southwest central Peru . The district was established on November 23, 1925. It has an area of 172 km². The 2017 census counted 1612 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 2323, in 2007 2367. The district administration is located in the 3394 m high village of Marcas with 547 inhabitants (as of 2017). Marcas is 19.5 km east-southeast of the provincial capital Acobamba .
Geographical location
The Marcas district is located in the far east of the Acobamba province. The lengthwise extension in north-south direction is about 18 km, the maximum width is almost 12 km. The district is located in the arid Andean highlands . In the north the area is bounded by the Río Mantaro , in the south by the Río Urubamba and in the east by the Río Cachi .
The Marcas district borders on the Caja district to the west, the Locroja , San Miguel de Mayocc and La Merced districts to the north (all three in the Churcampa province ), the Luricocha district ( Huanta province ) to the east and the districts to the south Chincho and Julcamarca (both in the Angaraes province ).
Localities
In addition to the main town, the district has the following larger towns:
- Cuñi
- Paloma
- Parisa
- San Isidro
Web links
- Peru: Huancavelica region (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú