Huanta
Wanta | |
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Town | |
Nickname: La Esmeralda de los Andes / The Emerald of the Andes | |
Coordinates: 12°56′23″S 74°14′51″W / 12.93972°S 74.24750°W | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Ayacucho |
Province | Huanta |
District | Huanta |
Demonym | Huantino |
City Established | November 22, 1905 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Renol Silbio Pichardo Ramos |
Elevation | 2,628 m (8,622 ft) |
Population | |
• Estimate (2015)[1] | 35,429 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
Website | www.munihuanta.gob.pe |
Huanta is a town in Central Peru, capital of the province Huanta in the region Ayacucho.[2]