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Santillana District

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Santillana
Map
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceHuanta
FoundedDecember 21, 1918
CapitalSan José de Secce
Government
 • MayorRenol Silbio Pichardo Ramos
Area
 • Total
902.1 km2 (348.3 sq mi)
Elevation
3,262 m (10,702 ft)
Population
 • Total
7,305
 • Density8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050406

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. ^ Template:Es icon 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)