Huata District, Huaylas

The Huata District (Spanish: Distrito de Huata) is the smallest of the 10 districts of the Huaylas Province in the Ancash Region of Peru. The capital of the district is the village of Huata.

Huata
District
Coat of arms
Location of Huata in the Huaylas province
Country	Peru
Region	Ancash
Province	Huaylas
Founded	January 2, 1857
Capital	Huata
Subdivisions	1 village, 13 hamlets and 40 anexos
Government
• Mayor	Miguel Abilio Terry Guerrero
Area
• Total	70.69 km2 (27.29 sq mi)
Elevation	2,736 m (8,976 ft)
Population  (2002 est.)
• Total	1,941
• Density	27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	021203
Website	munihuata.gob.pe

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 (Spanish: Cordillera Negra), neighboring district is the Caraz district in which the provinces capital Caraz is located, 17 km 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
• Tambillo

Anexos

• 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
• Ache

Capital

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 2

External links

• (in Spanish) Official web site of the Huaylas province