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

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

Geography

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

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

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