Anta District, Carhuaz

Anta
District
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Carhuaz
Founded November 28, 1910
Capital Anta
Government
  Mayor Miguel Oswaldo Antunez Castillo
Area
  Total 40.77 km2 (15.74 sq mi)
Elevation 2,791 m (9,157 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 2,424
  Density 59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 020604

Anta (Quechua for "copper") is one of eleven districts of the province Carhuaz in Peru.[1]


Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (67.24%) learnt to speak in childhood, 32.53% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 9°15′S 78°03′W / 9.250°S 78.050°W / -9.250; -78.050

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