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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District | |
Artisunrahu, Santa Cruz District | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Santa Cruz in the Huaylas province | |
| Country | |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Huaylas |
| Founded | July 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 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]
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]
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| Aija |
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| Antonio Raymondi |
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| Asunción |
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| Bolognesi |
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| Carhuaz |
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| Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald |
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| Casma |
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| Corongo |
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| Huaraz |
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| Huari |
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| Huarmey |
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| Huaylas |
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| Mariscal Luzuriaga |
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| Ocros |
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| Pallasca |
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| Pomabamba |
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| Recuay |
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| Santa |
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| Sihuas | |
| Yungay |
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