Huanta District is one of eight
districts of the
Huanta Province
Huanta Province is the northernmost of the eleven provinces in the Ayacucho region in Peru. The capital of the Huanta province is the city of Huanta.
History
In the colonial era, Huanta province was larger than it is currently, with traditional ...
in
Peru
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. Its seat is
Huanta
Huanta is a town in Central Peru, capital of the province Huanta in the region Ayacucho.
History
In the era of the Spanish American wars of independence, Huanta remained loyal to the Spanish m ...
.
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is
Rasuwillka at approximately . Other mountains are listed below:
* Ch'aki Qucha
* Mataru Q'asa
* Quri Willka
* Titi Q'asa
* Yana Waqra
Some of the largest lakes of the district are Qarqarqucha, Ichmaqucha, Mituqucha, Muruqucha, Chakaqucha, San Antonio,
Yanaqucha,
Pampaqucha, Pisququcha, Jarjaqucha and Hatun Tiklla.
The most important river is the
Kachimayu ("salt river") on the western border of the district. It is an affluent of the
Mantaro River.
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly
indigenous
Indigenous may refer to:
*Indigenous peoples
*Indigenous (ecology), presence in a region as the result of only natural processes, with no human intervention
*Indigenous (band), an American blues-rock band
*Indigenous (horse), a Hong Kong racehorse ...
citizens of
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
**So ...
descent.
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
**So ...
is the language which the majority of the population (52.78%) learnt to speak in childhood, 46.89% of the residents started speaking using the
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
language (
2007 Peru Census).
inei.gob.pe
INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
See also
* Pusuquy Pata
References
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