Santa Cruz District, Ancash

District in Ancash, Peru

Coat of arms

Location of Santa Cruz in the Huaylas province

Country

PeruRegionAncashProvinceHuaylasFoundedJuly 10, 1945CapitalHuaripampaGovernment

• MayorGustavo Odiel Chavez CrispinArea

• Total332.78 km² (128.49 sq mi)Elevation

2,900 m (9,500 ft)Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)UBIGEO021208Websitemunisantacruz.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]

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]

Allpamayu
Aqu Punta
Artesonraju
Chuchu Rumi
Kitarahu
Pirqa Rumi
Pukahirka
Pukarahu
Puma Pampa
Qaras
Rinrihirka
Sintiru
Suyt'uqucha
Tawlli Qaqa
Tawllirahu
Taya Pampa
Wamanpinta

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]

References

^ (in Spanish) Santa Cruz - Caraz - Huaylas - Ancash. Official website of the Santa Cruz district. Retrieved March 7, 2008
^ spij.minjus.gob.pe/Textos-PDF/Leyes/.../10207.pdf Law No. 10207
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region)
^ 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)