Huanta Province

Huanta
Province
Coat of arms
Location of Huanta in the Ayacucho Region
Country	Peru
Region	Ayacucho
Capital	Huanta
Government
• Mayor	Edwin Alfredo Bustios Saavedra
Area
• Total	3,878.91 km2 (1,497.66 sq mi)
Elevation	2,628 m (8,622 ft)
Population
• Total	89,300
• Density	23/km2 (60/sq mi)
UBIGEO	0504
Website	www.munihuanta.gob.pe

Huanta Province is the northernmost of the eleven provinces in the Ayacucho region in Peru. The capital of the Huanta province is the city of Huanta.

Political division

The province measures 3,878.91 square kilometres (1,497.66 sq mi) and is divided into nine districts.

• Huanta (Huanta)
• Ayahuanco (Viracochan)
• Huamanguilla (Huamanguilla)
• Iguain (Macachacra)
• Luricocha (Luricocha)
• Santillana (San José de Secce)
• Sivia (Sivia)
• Llochegua (Llochegua)
• Canayre (Canayre)

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (67.17%) learnt to speak in childhood, 32.45 % of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.10% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).

Archaeology

Some of the most important archaeological sites of the province are Inka Raqay (or Allqu Willka), Kunturmarka, Marayniyuq, Mulinuyuq, Pusuquy Pata (or Ch'illiku Pampa) and Tinyaq.

See also

• Kachimayu
• Kuntur Sinqa
• Pampaqucha
• Rasuwillka
• Yanaqucha (Huamanguilla)
• Yanaqucha (Huanta)

External links

• (Spanish) Official web site of the Huanta Province