Huata District, Puno
Huata District | |
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Country | ![]() |
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 | |
• Total | 3,393 |
• Density | 26/km2 (67/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 210108 |
Huata District is one of fifteen districts of the province Puno in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)