Santa Ana District (Castrovirreyna)

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Santa Ana District
The district of Santa Ana is located in the far east of the province of Castrovirreyna (marked in red)
The district of Santa Ana is located in the far east of the province of Castrovirreyna (marked in red)
Basic data
Country Peru
region Huancavelica
province CastrovirreynaTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
Seat Santa Ana
surface 644 km²
Residents 944 (2017)
density 1.5 inhabitants per km²
founding January 8, 1965
ISO 3166-2 PE-HUV
Website www.munisantaana.gob.pe (Spanish)
politics
Alcalde District José Americo Torres Loayza
(2019-2022)

Coordinates: 13 ° 4 ′  S , 75 ° 8 ′  W

The Santa Ana district is located in the Castrovirreyna Province in the Huancavelica region in southwest central Peru . The district founded on January 8, 1965 has an area of ​​644 km². At the 2017 census, there were 944 residents in the district. In 1993 the population was 1815, in 2007 it was 1983. The district administration is located in the 4473  m high town of Santa Ana with 192 inhabitants. Santa Ana is located 30 km northeast of the provincial capital Castrovirreyna .

Geographical location

The Santa Ana district is located in the far east of the Castrovirreyna province. The district is located in the Peruvian Western Cordillera . The continental divide runs through the district. The north-eastern part is drained via the Río Ichu to the Río Mantaro . On the southern border of the district lie the lakes Laguna Orcococha and Laguna Choclococha in the headwaters of the Río Pampas , which, like the Río Mantaro, is a tributary of the Río Apurímac . The central part of the district is drained westward to the Pacific Ocean by the Río Santa Ana, Río Chiris and Río Pisco .

The Santa Ana district is bordered to the west by the district Castrovirreyna , on the north by the district of Huancavelica ( province of Huancavelica ), to the east by the district Huachocolpa (also in the province of Huancavelica), and on the south by the district Pilpichaca ( province Huaytará ).

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