title: Santa Cruz District, Ancash
text: # 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).
  
  