Mollepata District, Anta

Mollepata
Mullipata
Main square of Mollepata
Mollepata
Location within Peru
Coordinates: 13°28′S 72°38′W / 13.467°S 72.633°W / -13.467; -72.633
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceAnta
FoundedApril 29, 1929
CapitalMollepata
Government
  MayorMarco Antonio Chacon Delgado
Area
  Total
284.48 km2 (109.84 sq mi)
Elevation
2,803 m (9,196 ft)
Population
  Total
3,543
  Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO080307

Mollepata District is one of nine districts of the province Anta, in the Department of Cuzco, in Peru. It is part of the Salkantay trek, an alternative route to the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, which passes through the Vilcabamba Range from Mollepata to Santa Teresa.