Santa Rosa de Quives District

Santa Rosa de Quives is a district in the middle of Canta Province, Lima Region in Peru. It is bordered by Carabayllo District on the west, Huamantanga District on the north, Lachaqui and Arahuay districts on the east, and Carabayllo District and Huarochirí Province on the south. It is most known because is the place where the house of Santa Rosa de Lima, a very famous religious figure in Peru, is located. There is also the so-called Quives's water well where people can leave their letters to Santa Rosa de Lima.

Santa Rosa de Quives
Entrance to the village of Santa Rosa de Quives
Entrance to the village of Santa Rosa de Quives
Country Peru
RegionLima
ProvinceCanta
FoundedJanuary 16, 1952
CapitalYangas
Subdivisions20 populated centers
Government
  MayorAlfredo Solis Huaman
(2019-2022)
Area
  Total364.4 km2 (140.7 sq mi)
Elevation
940 m (3,080 ft)
Population
 (2017)
  Total5,710
  Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
Websitemunistarosaquives.gob.pe

11.6952°S 76.8470°W / -11.6952; -76.8470

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