Santa Cruz District, Ancash

The Santa Cruz District (Spanish: Distrito de Santa Cruz) is one of 10 districts of the Huaylas Province in the Ancash Region of Peru.[1] The capital of the district is Huaripampa.[2]

Santa Cruz
District
Artisunrahu, Santa Cruz District
Coat of arms
Location of Santa Cruz in the Huaylas province
Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceHuaylas
FoundedJuly 10, 1945
CapitalHuaripampa
Government
 • MayorGustavo Odiel Chavez Crispin
Area
 • Total332.78 km2 (128.49 sq mi)
Elevation
2,900 m (9,500 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO021208
Websitemunisantacruz.gob.pe

Geography

The district is located in the central-eastern part of the province at an elevation of 2,900 m.

The Cordillera Blanca traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[3]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (86.95%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.63% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]

See also

References
  1. (in Spanish) Santa Cruz - Caraz - Huaylas - Ancash. Official website of the Santa Cruz district. Retrieved March 7, 2008
  2. spij.minjus.gob.pe/Textos-PDF/Leyes/.../10207.pdf Law No. 10207
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region)
  4. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)


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