| Ataquero | |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Mapsize: | frameless |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Peru |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ancash |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Carhuaz |
| Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
| Parts Style: | para |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | December 14, 1934 |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Carhuac |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Fermín Jaime Gutiérrez Mendoza (2019–2022) |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 47.22 |
| Elevation M: | 2719 |
| Population Total: | 1469 |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | PET |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 020605 |
Ataquero District is one of eleven districts of the Carhuaz Province in Peru.[1]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (87.77%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.16% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]