Santo Toribio District

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
District
Location of Santo Toribio in the Huaylas province
Location of Santo Toribio in the Huaylas province
Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceHuaylas
FoundedJune 19, 1990
CapitalSanto Toribio
Government
 • MayorFlorentino Felipe Villafana Pajuelo (2007)
Area
 • Total82.02 km2 (31.67 sq mi)
Elevation
2,860 m (9,380 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total1,774
 • Density22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO021209
Websitemunisantotoribio.gob.pe

Location

The district is located in the north-western part of the province at an elevation of 2,860m.

Populated places

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

References
  1. Official website of the Santo Toribio district
  2. 2005 census

8°52′14″S 77°54′19″W


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