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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