Anta District, Acobamba

Anta District is one of eight districts of the province Acobamba in Peru.[1]

Anta District
Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceAcobamba
FoundedJanuary 15, 1943
CapitalAnta
Government
  MayorMaximiliano Taipe Palacios
Area
  Total91.36 km2 (35.27 sq mi)
Elevation
3,600 m (11,800 ft)
Population
  Total6,466
  Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO090203

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

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. 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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