- Huata District, Huaylas
Infobox District Peru
cofarms = COA Huata District in Huaylas Province.png
region = Ancash
province = Huaylas
district = Huata
founded =january 2 1857
capital =Huata
pop = 1,941 (2002 estimate)
density = 27.5
area = 70.69
elevation = 2736
hamlets = 1 village, 13 hamlets and 40 anexos
web = www.munihuata.gob.pe
mayor = MIGUEL ABILIO TERRY GUERRERO
ubigeo = 021203The Huata District ( _es. Distrito de Huata) is the smallest of the 10 districts of theHuaylas Province in theAncash Region ofPeru . The capital of the district is the village ofHuata [ [http://www.munihuata.gob.pe Official web site of the Huata District in the Huaylas province] ] .History
The district was founded on
january 2 1857 .Location
The district is located in the central part of the province at an elevation of 2,736m in the black mountains ( _es. Cordillera Negra), neighboring district is the Caraz district in which the provinces capital
Caraz is located, 17km from the village of Huata.Political division
The Huata District is divided into 1
village (Spanish: "pueblos", singular: "pueblo"), 6 hamlets (Spanish: "caseríos", singular: "caserío") and 40 (Spanish: "anexos", singular: "anexo"):Villages
*Huata
Hamlets
*Cancho
*Inchapampa
*Parcap
*Racracallan
*Ranca
*TambilloAnexos
*Caulla
*Cashapuro
*Animas
*Molino
*Tunanpuquio
*Shaquipampa
*Tranca
*Huerco
*Pichipuquio
*Puca Rumi
*Mosqueta
*Mandahuas
*Colcash
*Anascallan (Choccho)
*Rachinac
*Higos
*Cotu
*Cocha Cocha
*Lauricocha
*La Fronda
*Ampicallan
*Zanja
*Cahu Nuevo
*Pato Raca
*Cucuri
*Ancaranac
*Pichi Alta
*Cedro
*Quespac
*Huachcuyoc
*Nauya
*Yuracpacha
*Alalacpampa
*Pacayo (Pucllanca)
*Maraypampa
*Malambo
*Ocuyoc
*Rayan
*Huancayoc
*AcheCapital
The capital of the Huata district is the city of Huata.
Climate
The district has a temperate and dry climate with a temperature varying from 12 to 19 degrees
Celsius .Traditional festivals
*VIRGEN DEL ASUNCION on august 15
*FIESTA DEL MILAGRO on september 11
*VIRGEN DE LAS MERCEDES on september 24
*FIESTA DE ANIVERSARIO DE CREACION POLITICA on january 2References
External links
* [http://munihuata.gob.pe Official web site of the Huaylas province]
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