Santa Cruz Province (Peru)
| Santa Cruz Province | |
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 Location of the province in the Cajamarca region |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Cajamarca |
| Seat | Santa Cruz de Succhabamba |
| surface | 1418 km² |
| Residents | 37,164 (2017) |
| density | 26 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | April 21, 1950 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-CAJ |
| Website | www.munisantacruzcaj.gob.pe (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcalde Provincial | José Marino Díaz Alarcón (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 6 ° 40 ′ S , 78 ° 59 ′ W
The province of Santa Cruz is located in the Cajamarca region in northwestern Peru . The province has an area of 1418 km². At the 2017 census, 37,164 people lived in the province. In 1993 the population was 44,571, in 2007 it was 43,856. The administrative seat of the province is the small town of Santa Cruz de Succhabamba .
Geographical location
The province of Santa Cruz is located in the west of the Cajamarca region, about 75 km northwest of the regional capital Cajamarca . The province is located in the Peruvian Western Cordillera . The Río Chancay flows through the province in a westerly direction.
The province of Santa Cruz borders the province of Chota in the north, the province of Hualgayoc in the east, the province of San Miguel in the south and the province of Chiclayo ( Lambayeque region ) in the west .
Administrative division
The province of Santa Cruz is divided into the following 11 districts. The Santa Cruz district is the seat of the provincial administration.
| District | Administrative headquarters |
|---|---|
| Andabamba | Andabamba |
| Catache | Catache |
| Chancaybaños | Chancaybaños |
| La Esperanza | La Esperanza |
| Ninabamba | Ninabamba |
| Pulán | Pulán |
| Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz de Succhabamba |
| Saucepampa | Saucepampa |
| Sexi | Sexi |
| Uticyacu | Uticyacu |
| Yauyucan | Yauyucan |
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Santa Cruz, Province in Peru . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved December 4, 2019.