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| Location of Huata in the Huaylas province | |||
| Country | Peru | ||
| Region | Ancash | ||
| Province | Huaylas | ||
| Founded | January 2, 1857 | ||
| Capital | Huata | ||
| Subdivisions | 1 village, 13 hamlets and 40 anexos | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Miguel Abilio Terry Guerrero | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 70.69 km2 (27.3 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 2,736 m (8,976 ft) | ||
| Population (2002 est.) | |||
| • Total | 1,941 | ||
| • Density | 27.5/km2 (71.1/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) | ||
| UBIGEO | 021203 | ||
| Website | 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].
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The district was founded on January 2, 1857.
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, 17 km from the village of Huata.
The Huata District is divided into 1 village (Spanish: pueblos, singular: pueblo), 6 hamlets (Spanish: caseríos, singular: caserío) and 40 (Spanish: anexos, singular: anexo):
The capital of the Huata district is the city of Huata.
The district has a temperate and dry climate with a temperature varying from 12 to 19 degrees Celsius.