Santillana District

Santillana
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Huanta
Founded December 21, 1918
Capital San José de Secce
Government
  Mayor Renol Silbio Pichardo Ramos
Area
  Total 902.1 km2 (348.3 sq mi)
Elevation 3,262 m (10,702 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 7,305
  Density 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050406

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

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).[2]

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

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

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