| Santiago de Quirahuara | |
|---|---|
| District | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Huancavelica |
| Province | Huaytará |
| Founded | January 26, 1956 |
| Capital | Santiago de Quirahuara |
| Area | |
| • Total | 169.32 km2 (65.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,802 m (9,193 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 819 |
| • Density | 4.8/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 090614 |
Santiago de Quirahuara District is one of sixteen districts of the province Huaytará in Peru. [1]
The districts of Peru are the third-level country subdivisions of Peru. They are subdivisions of the provinces, which in turn are subdivisions of the larger regions or departments. There are 1,838 districts in total.
Huaytará Province is the largest of seven provinces located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. The capital city is Huaytará. The province has a population of 28,129 inhabitants as of 2005.
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains vertically extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon Basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon river.
