Huanta

Huanta
Wanta
Town
Sagrado Corazón Convent, Huanta
Nickname: 
La Esmeralda de los Andes / The Emerald of the Andes
Huanta
Coordinates: 12°56′23″S 74°14′51″W / 12.93972°S 74.24750°W / -12.93972; -74.24750
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceHuanta
DistrictHuanta
DemonymHuantino
City EstablishedNovember 22, 1905
Government
  MayorRenol Silbio Pichardo Ramos
Elevation
2,628 m (8,622 ft)
Population
  Estimate 
(2015)
35,429
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
Websitewww.munihuanta.gob.pe

Huanta is a town in Central Peru, capital of the province Huanta in the region Ayacucho.