Maras District

District in Cusco, Peru

Maras
District
Looking down the valley from Paqchaspata (Urubamba District) towards the Maras District (in the background)
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Urubamba
Founded	January 2, 1857
Capital	Maras
Government
• Mayor	Eriberto Quispe Tito
Area
• Total	131.85 km² (50.91 sq mi)
Elevation	3,385 m (11,106 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	7,167
• Density	54/km² (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	081305
Website	munimaras.gob.pe

Maras District is one of seven districts of the Urubamba Province in Peru. The town of Maras is the capital of the district.^[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Hatun Urqu at approximately 4,000 m (13,000 ft). Other mountains are Sullu Qaqa and Wayna Urqu.^[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (79.29%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.42% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[3]

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 Urubamba Province (Cusco 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)