Huata District, Puno

Huata District
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 UTC-5 (PET)
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

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. 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)

Coordinates: 15°37′21″S 70°03′14″W / 15.6226°S 70.0538°W / -15.6226; -70.0538

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