Huata District, Huaylas
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]
History
[edit]The district was founded on January 2, 1857.
Location
[edit]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.
Political division
[edit]The Huata District is divided into 1 village (Spanish: pueblos, singular: pueblo), 6 hamlets (Spanish: caseríos, singular: caserío) and 40 (Spanish: anexos, singular: anexo):
Villages
[edit]- Huata
Hamlets
[edit]- Cancho
- Inchapampa
- Parcap
- Racracallan
- Ranca
- Tambillo
Anexos
[edit]- Caulla
- Cashapuro
- Animas
- Molino
- Tunanpuquio
- Shaquipampa
- Tranca
- Huerco
- Pichipuquio
- Puca Rumi
- Mosqueta
- Mandahuas
- Colcash
- Anascallan (Choccho)
- Rachinac
- Higos
- Cotu
- Cocha Cocha
- Lauricocha
- La Fronda
- Ampicallan
- Zanja
- Cahu Nuevo
- Pato Raca
- Cucuri
- Ancaranac
- Pichi Alta
- Cedro
- Quespac
- Huachcuyoc
- Nauya
- Yuracpacha
- Alalacpampa
- Pacayo (Pucllanca)
- Maraypampa
- Malambo
- Ocuyoc
- Rayan
- Huancayoc
- Ache
Capital
[edit]The capital of the Huata district is the city of Huata.
Climate
[edit]The district has a temperate and dry climate with a temperature varying from 12 to 19 degrees Celsius.
Traditional festivals
[edit]- VIRGEN DEL ASUNCION on August 15
- FIESTA DEL MILAGRO on September 11
- VIRGEN DE LAS MERCEDES on September 24
- FIESTA DE ANIVERSARIO DE CREACION POLITICA on January 2
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- (in Spanish) Official web site of the Huaylas province
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