Huata District, Puno

Huata District
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvincePuno
FoundedAugust 22, 1921
CapitalHuata
Government
 • MayorPedro Curo Huanca
Area
 • Total130.37 km2 (50.34 sq mi)
Elevation
3,848 m (12,625 ft)
Population
 • Total3,393
 • Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210108

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]

  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)


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