Anta District, Acobamba
Anta District is one of eight districts of the province Acobamba in Peru.[1]
Anta District | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Huancavelica |
| Province | Acobamba |
| Founded | January 15, 1943 |
| Capital | Anta |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maximiliano Taipe Palacios |
| Area | |
| • Total | 91.36 km2 (35.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,600 m (11,800 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,466 |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 090203 |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (98.48%) learnt to speak in childhood, 1.37% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, 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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| Acobamba | |
| Angaraes | |
| Castrovirreyna | |
| Churcampa | |
| Huancavelica | |
| Huaytará | |
| Tayacaja | |
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