Anta District, Anta
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| established_title = Founded
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| seat_type = Capital
| seat = Anta
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Wilbert Gabriel Rozas Beltran
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| area_total_km2 = 202.58
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| elevation_m = 3337
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| population_total = 17259
| population_as_of = 2005 census
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Anta District is one of nine districts of the Anta Province in Peru.{{in lang|es}} Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. [http://desa.inei.gob.pe/mapas/bid/ Banco de Información Distrital] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423164200/http://desa.inei.gob.pe/mapas/bid/ |date=April 23, 2008 }}. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
Geography
The most important river of the district is the Kachi Mayu (Quechua for "salt river"). It crosses the district from east to west.
One of the highest peaks of the district is Mullu Waman at {{convert|4200|m|ft|abbr=on}}. Other mountains are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)
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- Aqu Q'asa
- Aqu Wayllay
- Imillay
- Iskay Patayuq
- Llawlli Kancha
- Sayaq Rumi
- T'uriyuq
- Wanakawri (Anta-Urubamba)
- Yawar Quchayuq
- Yura Qaqa
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Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (56.00%) learnt to speak in childhood, 43.75% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127005551/http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales%3Fori%3DC |date=January 27, 2013 }} INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población
Subdistrict
Canton
References
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{{Districts of Anta Province}}
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Category:Districts of the Anta province
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