Yuracmarca District

Yuracmarca
Yuraq Marka
District
Allpamayu on the southern border of the district
Allpamayu on the southern border of the district
Coat of arms of Yuracmarca
Coat of arms
Location of Yuracmarca in the Huaylas province
Location of Yuracmarca in the Huaylas province
Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceHuaylas
FoundedMay 9, 1923
CapitalYuracmarca
Subdivisions1 village, 4 hamlets and 29 anexos
Government
 • MayorCarlos Raul Hernandez Cottos
Area
 • Total565.7 km2 (218.4 sq mi)
Elevation
1,518 m (4,980 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total1,897
 • Density3.4/km2 (8.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO021210
Websitemuniyuracmarca.gob.pe

Yuracmarca or Yuraq Marka (Quechua yuraq white, marka village, "white village") is one of 10 districts of the Huaylas Province in the Ancash Region of Peru. The capital of the district is the village of Yuracmarca.[1]

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Official web site of the Yuracmarca district Archived May 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine