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Marangani District

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Country
  
Peru

Founded
  
August 29, 1834

Time zone
  
PET (UTC-5)

Elevation
  
3,709 m

Province
  
Canchis Province

Region
  
Cusco

Capital
  
Marangani

UBIGEO
  
080604

Area
  
432.6 kmĀ²

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Marangani District is one of eight districts of the province Canchis in Peru.

Contents

Map of Marangani, Peru

Geography

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

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

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).

References

Marangani District Wikipedia