{{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | name = Huanta | native_name = | native_name_lang = es<!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "es" for Spanish --> | settlement_type = District | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = Convent of Huanta | image_flag = | flag_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | nickname = | image_map = | mapsize = frameless | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Huanta in the Huanta Province | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Peru}} | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Ayacucho | subdivision_type2 = Province | subdivision_name2 = Huanta | parts_type = Subdivisions | parts_style = para | p1 = | established_title = Founded | established_date = | seat_type = Capital | seat = Huanta | leader_party = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Renol Silbio Pichardo Ramos | unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK --> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 375.3 | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 2628 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 39517 | population_as_of = 2017 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = | timezone1 = PET | utc_offset1 = -5 | blank_name_sec1 = UBIGEO | blank_info_sec1 = 050401 | website = | footnotes = }} '''Huanta District''' is one of eight districts of the Huanta Province in Peru.<ref>{{in lang|es}} Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. ''[http://desa.inei.gob.pe/mapas/bid/ Banco de Información Distrital] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423164200/http://desa.inei.gob.pe/mapas/bid/ |date=2008-04-23 }}''. Retrieved April 11, 2008.</ref> Its seat is Huanta.
== Geography == One of the highest peaks of the district is Rasuwillka at approximately {{convert|4800|m|ft|abbr=on}}. Other mountains are listed below:<ref>escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huanta Province (Ayacucho Region)</ref>
* 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 citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua 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 language (2007 Peru Census).<ref>[http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127005551/http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales%3Fori%3DC |date=2013-01-27 }} INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)</ref>
== See also == * Pusuquy Pata
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Districts of Huanta Province}}
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Category:Districts of the Department of Ayacucho Category:Districts of the Huanta province
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