Marías | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Huánuco |
Province | Dos de Mayo |
Founded | May 12, 1962 |
Capital | Marías |
Government | |
• Mayor | Grover Lucio Vasquez Salazar |
Area | |
• Total | 608.05 km2 (234.77 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,484 m (11,430 ft) |
Population (
2005 census) | |
• Total | 7,017 |
• Density | 12/km2 (30/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( PET) |
UBIGEO | 100311 |
Marías District is one of nine districts of the province Dos de Mayo in Peru. [1]
Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below: [2]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (80.45%) learnt to speak in childhood, 19.28% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language ( 2007 Peru Census). [3]