Santillana District
Santillana District is one of eight districts of the Huanta Province in Peru.
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:
- Anta Qaqa
- Chaka Urqu
- Chawpi Urqu
- Chikuruyuq Urqu
- Chuqi Wiska
- Ichhu Runtuna
- Ichik Puka Wayq'u
- Isku Urqu
- Kisu Rumi
- Lank'u Urqu
- Muyuq Urqu
- Puka Mach'ay
- Puka Q'asa
- Punta Urqu
- Purus Urqu
- Qarwa Qaqa
- Q'illu Q'asa
- Q'illu Waytayuq
- Raqraq Q'asa Punta
- Runtu Muqu
- Saqsa Willka
- Sinwa Q'asa
- Uchpa Q'asa
- Wachu Qaqa
- Wachu Qucha
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).
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huanta Province (Ayacucho Region)
- ^ 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)
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| Cangallo | |
| Huamanga | |
| Huanca Sancos | |
| Huanta | |
| La Mar | |
| Lucanas | |
| Parinacochas | |
| Paucar del Sara Sara | |
| Sucre | |
| Víctor Fajardo | |
| Vilcas Huamán | |
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