Llata District

Llata
District
Llata
Location of Llata in the Wamali Province
Country	Peru
Region	Wanuku
Province	Wamali
Capital	Llata
Government
•  Mayor	Eduardo Grover Quino Herrera
Area
• Total	411.35 km2 (158.82 sq mi)
Elevation	3,439 m (11,283 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	14,660
• Density	36/km2 (92/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	100501

Llata District is one of eleven districts of the Wamali Province in Peru. ^[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Millwa Pillu at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below: ^[2]

• Aqullan
• Artisa Ukru
• Hatun K’uchu
• Inti Punku
• Mama Hirka
• Marayniyuq
• Minas Puchka
• Minas Punta
• Pawqar
• Pilanku
• P'itiq Punta
• Tinyaq
• Usnu Rumi
• Waman Willka
• Warmi Wañusqa
• Yanama

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (50.46%) learnt to speak in childhood, 49.12% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). ^[3]

See also

• K'ipakhara
• Qarwaqucha
• Saqraqucha
• Yanaqucha

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Wamali Province (Wanuku Region)
3. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

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