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Anta District is one of nine districts of the Anta Province in Peru.[1]

Anta District
District
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Anta
Capital	Anta
Government
• Mayor	Wilbert Gabriel Rozas Beltran
Area
• Total	202.58 km2 (78.22 sq mi)
Elevation	3,337 m (10,948 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	17,259
• Density	85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	080301

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 4,200 m (13,800 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

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).[3]

Subdistrict

• Anta (Anta)

Canton

• Anta East (San José de Anta)
• Anta West (Anta)

References

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