Huata District, Puno
Huata | |
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District | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Puno |
Province | Puno |
Founded | August 22, 1921 |
Capital | Huata |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pedro Curo Huanca |
Area | |
• Total | 130.37 km2 (50.34 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,848 m (12,625 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 3,393 |
• Density | 26/km2 (67/sq mi) |
Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
UBIGEO | 210108 |
Huata District is one of fifteen districts of the province Puno in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (78.97%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.10% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ 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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