Country Peru Founded July 10, 1945 Time zone PET (UTC-5) Elevation 2,900 m Province Huaylas Province | Region Ancash Capital Huaripampa UBIGEO 021208 Area 332.8 km² | |
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The Santa Cruz District (Spanish: Distrito de Santa Cruz) is one of 10 districts of the Huaylas Province in the Ancash Region of Peru. The capital of the district is Huaripampa.
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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:
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).
References
Santa Cruz District, Ancash Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA