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Marangani District

District in Cusco, Peru

Marangani
District
Church in Marangani
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Canchis
Founded	August 29, 1834
Capital	Marangani
Government
• Mayor	Zenobio Zuñiga Nina
Area
• Total	432.65 km² (167.05 sq mi)
Elevation	3,709 m (12,169 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	12,404
• Density	29/km² (74/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	080604

Marangani District is one of eight districts of the province Canchis in Peru.^[1]

Geography

The La Raya mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains are listed below:^[2]

Anta
Awkar Utt'aña
Chaku Apachita
Chawpi Tiyana
Chinchina
Ch'ullu
Hatun Awkara
Hatun Wayq'u
Huch'uy Awkara
Huch'uy K'uchu
Kuntur Quta
Kuntur Sallana
Laram Quta
Mulluq'usi
Pachas Kunka
Pawka
Pichaqani
Pirwa
Puka Urqu
Qillqa
Qillqa Q'asa
Qullqini
Sankha Urqu
Sura Quta
Urqu Puñuna
Wayu Kunka
Wiluyu
Yana Ranra
Yana Salla
Yana Urqu
Yaritani

The most important river of the district is the Willkanuta which crosses the district from southeast to northwest.^[3]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (80.81%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.82% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[4]

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 of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Canchis 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)