Huata District (Huaylas)
| Huata District | |
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 Location of the district of Huata (marked in red) in the province of Huaylas |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Ancash |
| province | Huaylas |
| Seat | Huata |
| surface | 69.4 km² |
| Residents | 1419 (2017) |
| density | 20 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | January 2, 1857 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-ANC |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Javier Jali Morales. Mejía (2019-2022) |
Coordinates: 9 ° 0 ′ 59 ″ S , 77 ° 51 ′ 40 ″ W
The Huata District is located in the Huaylas Province in the Ancash region of western Peru . The district was founded on January 2, 1857. It has an area of 69.4 km². The 2017 census counted 1419 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 1640, in 2007 it was 1609. The district administration is located in the 2736 m high village of Huata with 226 inhabitants (as of 2017). Huata is 6.5 km northwest of the provincial capital Caraz .
Geographical location
The district of Huata is located in the high valley of Callejón de Huaylas on the left bank of the north-flowing Río Santa in the middle of the province of Huaylas. The western district boundary runs along the watershed of the Cordillera Negra .
The Huata district borders on the Pamparomás district to the west, the Mato district to the north, and the Caraz district to the east and south .
Web links
- Peru: Region Ancash (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú