Anta District (Acobamba)

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Anta district
The district of Anta is located in the southwest of the province of Acobamba (marked in red)
The Anta District is located in the southwest of the Acobamba Province (marked in red)
Basic data
Country Peru
region Huancavelica
province AcobambaTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
Seat Anta
surface 91.9 km²
Residents 4936 (2017)
density 54 inhabitants per km²
founding January 15, 1943
ISO 3166-2 PE-HUV
Website www.munianta-acobamba.gob.pe (Spanish)
politics
Alcalde District Edwin Sayas Enriquez
(2019-2022)

Coordinates: 12 ° 49 ′  S , 74 ° 38 ′  W

The Anta district is located in the Acobamba province in the Huancavelica region in southwest central Peru . The district founded on January 15, 1943 has an area of ​​91.9 km². At the 2017 census, 4,936 people lived in the district. In 1993 the population was 5920, in 2007 it was 8253. The district administration is located in the 3600  m high village of Anta with 219 inhabitants (as of 2017).

Geographical location

The Anta district is located in the southwest of the Acobamba province, 8 km west-northwest of the provincial capital Acobamba . The district is located in the arid Andean highlands . The Río Urubamba , a tributary of the Río Cachi , drains the area.

The Anta district borders in the northwest with the Paucará district , in the northeast with the Rosario district , in the east with the Acobamba district , in the south with the districts Callanmarca , Huayllay Grande and Anchonga (all three in the Angaraes province ) and in the southwest with the district Yauli ( Huancavelica Province ).

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