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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