| Anta District | |
|---|---|
|   Anta District Location of Anta in the Carhuaz Province | |
| Coordinates: 9°15′S 78°03′W / 9.250°S 78.050°W | |
| 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 | |
| • Total | 2,424 | 
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) | 
| UBIGEO | 020604 | 
Anta (Quechua for "copper") is one of eleven districts of Carhuaz Province 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
- ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ 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)
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