Santa Cruz District, Ancash

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Santa Cruz
District
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Artisunrahu, Santa Cruz District
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Coat of arms
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Location of Santa Cruz in the Huaylas province
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Huaylas
FoundedJuly 10, 1945
Capital Huaripampa
Government
 •  Mayor Gustavo Odiel Chavez Crispin
Area
 • Total
332.78 km2 (128.49 sq mi)
Elevation
2,900 m (9,500 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 021208
Website munisantacruz.gob.pe

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]

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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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