Huanta District

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Huanta
District
Convent of Huanta
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Huanta
Capital Huanta
Government
  Mayor Edwin Alfredo Bustios Saavedra
Area
  Total 375.3 km2 (144.9 sq mi)
Elevation 2,628 m (8,622 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 40,730
  Density 110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050401

Huanta District is one of eight districts of Huanta Province in Peru.[1] Its seat is Huanta.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (52.78%) learnt to speak in childhood, 46.89% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Lakes

  • Qarqarqucha
  • Ichmaqucha
  • Mituqucha
  • Chakaqucha
  • San Antonio
  • Yanaqucha
  • Pampaqucha
  • Pisququcha
  • Jarjaqucha
  • Hatuntiklla

See also

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

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