Huata | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Ancash |
Province | Huaylas |
Founded | January 2, 1857 |
Capital | Huata |
Subdivisions | 1 village, 13 hamlets and 40 anexos |
Government | |
• Mayor | Miguel Abilio Terry Guerrero |
Area | |
• Total | 70.69 km2 (27.29 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,736 m (8,976 ft) |
Population (2002 est.) | |
• Total | 1,941 |
• Density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 021203 |
Website | munihuata.gob.pe |
The Huata District (Spanish: Distrito de Huata) is the smallest of the 10 districts of the Huaylas Province in the Ancash Region of Peru. The capital of the district is the village of Huata.[1]
The district was founded on January 2, 1857.
The district is located in the central part of the province at an elevation of 2,736m in the black mountains (Spanish: Cordillera Negra), neighboring district is the Caraz district in which the provinces capital Caraz is located, 17 km from the village of Huata.
The Huata District is divided into 1 village (Spanish: pueblos, singular: pueblo), 6 hamlets (Spanish: caseríos, singular: caserío) and 40 (Spanish: anexos, singular: anexo):
The capital of the Huata district is the city of Huata.
The district has a temperate and dry climate with a temperature varying from 12 to 19 degrees Celsius.