Huata District

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Huata District

Location of Huata in the Huaylas Province
Country Region Province	Peru Ancash Huaylas
Founded	January 2, 1857
Capital	Huata
Area Elevation	70.69 km2 2,736m
Population  - Total  - Density	1,941 (2002 estimate) 27.5/km2
Mayor	MIGUEL ABILIO TERRY GUERRERO
Subdivisions	1 village, 13 hamlets and 40 anexos
UBIGEO	021203
Website: www.munihuata.gob.pe

The Huata District (Spanish: Distrito de Huata) is the smallest of the 10 districts of the Huaylas Province in the Ancash Region of Peru. The capital of the district is the village of Huata^[1].

Contents 1 History 2 Location 3 Political division 3.1 Villages 3.2 Hamlets 3.3 Anexos 4 Capital 5 Climate 6 Traditional festivals 7 References 8 External links

[edit] History

The district was founded on January 2, 1857.

[edit] Location

The district is located in the central part of the province at an elevation of 2,736m in the black mountains (Spanish: Cordillera Negra), neighboring district is the Caraz district in which the provinces capital Caraz is located, 17km from the village of Huata.

[edit] Political division

The Huata District is divided into 1 village (Spanish: pueblos, singular: pueblo), 6 hamlets (Spanish: caseríos, singular: caserío) and 40 (Spanish: anexos, singular: anexo):

[edit] Villages

• Huata

[edit] Hamlets

• Cancho
• Inchapampa
• Parcap
• Racracallan
• Ranca
• Tambillo

[edit] Anexos

• Caulla
• Cashapuro
• Animas
• Molino
• Tunanpuquio
• Shaquipampa
• Tranca
• Huerco
• Pichipuquio
• Puca Rumi
• Mosqueta
• Mandahuas
• Colcash
• Anascallan (Choccho)
• Rachinac
• Higos
• Cotu
• Cocha Cocha
• Lauricocha
• La Fronda
• Ampicallan
• Zanja
• Cahu Nuevo
• Pato Raca
• Cucuri
• Ancaranac
• Pichi Alta
• Cedro
• Quespac
• Huachcuyoc
• Nauya
• Yuracpacha
• Alalacpampa
• Pacayo (Pucllanca)
• Maraypampa
• Malambo
• Ocuyoc
• Rayan
• Huancayoc
• Ache

[edit] Capital

The capital of the Huata district is the city of Huata.

[edit] Climate

The district has a temperate and dry climate with a temperature varying from 12 to 19 degrees Celsius.

[edit] Traditional festivals

• VIRGEN DEL ASUNCION on august 15
• FIESTA DEL MILAGRO on september 11
• VIRGEN DE LAS MERCEDES on september 24
• FIESTA DE ANIVERSARIO DE CREACION POLITICA on january 2

[edit] References

1. ^ Official web site of the Huata District in the Huaylas province

[edit] External links

• (Spanish) Official web site of the Huaylas province