The Santo Toribio District (Spanish: Distrito de Santo Toribio) is one of 10 districts of the Huaylas Province in the Ancash Region of Peru. The capital of the district is the village of Santo Toribio.[1]
Santo Toribio | |
|---|---|
 Location of Santo Toribio in the Huaylas province | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Huaylas |
| Founded | June 19, 1990 |
| Capital | Santo Toribio |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Florentino Felipe Villafana Pajuelo (2007) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 82.02 km2 (31.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,860 m (9,380 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,774 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (56/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 021209 |
| Website | munisantotoribio.gob.pe |
Location edit
The district is located in the north-western part of the province at an elevation of 2,860m.
Populated places edit
Populated places in the district with the number of households in parentheses.[2]
- Santo Toribio (288)
- Pashpac (7)
- Quisuar (8)
- Tambo (13)
- San Lorenzo (44)
- Union Bellavista (67)
- Quitacocha (1)
- Rurin Ura (2)
- Iscap (229)
- Huayran (222)
- Quecuas (193)
- Nahuinyacup (60)
- Cullash Punro (1)
See also edit
References edit
External links edit
- (in Spanish) Official website of the Huaylas province
- (in Spanish) Official website of the Santo Toribio district
8°52′14″S 77°54′19″W / 8.87056°S 77.90528°W
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