Santa Cruz District, Ancash
# Santa Cruz District, Ancash

The Santa Cruz District (Spanish: Distrito de Santa Cruz) is one of 10 districts of the Huaylas Province in the Ancash Region of Peru. The capital of the district is Huaripampa.

## 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:

* Allpamayu
* Aqu Punta
* Artesonraju
* Chuchu Rumi
* Kitarahu
* Pirqa Rumi
* Pukahirka
* Pukarahu
* Puma Pampa
* Qaras
* Rinrihirka
* Sintiru
* Suyt'uqucha
* Tawlli Qaqa
* Tawllirahu
* Taya Pampa
* Wamanpinta

## 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).

