Santillana
District
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceHuanta
FoundedDecember 21, 1918
CapitalSan José de Secce
Government
 • MayorRenol Silbio Pichardo Ramos
Area
 • Total902.1 km2 (348.3 sq mi)
Elevation
3,262 m (10,702 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total7,305
 • Density8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050406

Santillana District is one of eight districts of the Huanta Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Quri Willka at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (96.75%) learnt to speak in childhood, 2.98% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huanta Province (Ayacucho Region)
  3. ^ 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)


12°45′56″S 74°15′28″W / 12.7655°S 74.2579°W / -12.7655; -74.2579

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