Huata District, Puno

Huata
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

  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)

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

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