The Santo Toribio District ( es, Distrito de Santo Toribio) is one of 10 districts of the
Huaylas Province
The Huaylas Province is one of 20 provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru.
Geography
The Cordillera Blanca and the Cordillera Negra traverse the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are Artesonraju, Chacraraju, Quitaraju, Pucajirca ...
in the
Ancash Region
Ancash ( qu, Anqash; es, Áncash ) is a department and region in northern Peru. It is bordered by the departments of La Libertad on the north, Huánuco and Pasco on the east, Lima on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital i ...
of
Peru
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. The capital of the district is the village of
Santo Toribio.
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.
[ 2005 census]
* 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
*
Kushuru
Kushuru (Ancash Quechua for an edible kind of seaweed,Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish also spelled ''Cushuro'') is a mountain in t ...
References
External links
*
Official website of the Huaylas province*
Official website of the Santo Toribio district
Districts of the Huaylas Province
Districts of the Ancash Region
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