Mollepata District, Anta

District in Cusco, Peru
Mollepata
Mullipata
District
13°28′S 72°38′W / 13.467°S 72.633°W / -13.467; -72.633
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceAnta
FoundedApril 29, 1929
CapitalMollepata
Government
 • MayorMarco Antonio Chacon Delgado
Area
 • Total284.48 km2 (109.84 sq mi)
Elevation
2,803 m (9,196 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total3,543
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO080307

Mollepata District is one of nine districts of the province Anta, in the Department of Cuzco, in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (74.13%) learnt to speak in childhood, 24.83% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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. ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población
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