The Santa Cruz District () is one of 10 districts of the Huaylas Province in the Ancash Region of Peru. Santa Cruz - Caraz - Huaylas - Ancash. Official website of the Santa Cruz district. Retrieved March 7, 2008 The capital of the district is Huaripampa.spij.minjus.gob.pe/Textos-PDF/Leyes/.../10207.pdf Law No. 10207
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:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region)
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).inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
See also Allpamayu (river) Hatunqucha (Pirqarumi) Hatunqucha (Qaras) Ichikqucha Tawlliqucha Yuraqmayu Yuraqqucha
References
External links Official website of the Huaylas province Official website of the Santa Cruz district