Santa Cruz Province is a province in the Cajamarca Region of Peru, with its capital at Santa Cruz de Succhabamba. The province has an area of 1,417.93 km2 and the government population estimate for 2002 is 49,302, with the 1993 census showing a population of 44,571. Agriculture is the predominant economic activity.
Santa Cruz Province | |
|---|---|
 Location of Santa Cruz Province in Cajamarca Department. | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Cajamarca Region |
| Capital | Santa Cruz de Succhabamba |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,417.93 km2 (547.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 49,302 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
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Geography
editSanta Cruz Province's land area is 1,423 km2, 4.2% of the total of the Cajamarca Region. It is mostly mountainous in relief. It is located on the Western Mountain range of the Andes and is bounded by the mountains that descend to the coast and the deep rivers that carve the mountains. Its lowest elevation is in the Saña River, near the small village of Pan de Azucar, 265 meters above sea level, and highest in the Cerro Cimarrones, 3,600 meters above sea level, south of the town of Pulán.
It is bounded to the North by Chota, to the East by Hualgayoc and Chota, to the South by San Miguel, and to the West by Lambayeque.
The climate is varied with an average temperature of 22 °C. in the Chala area and 17 °C. in the Yunga area.
Political division
editThe province is divided into eleven districts:
| District | Mayor | Capital |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz | Manuel Apolinar Ruiz Bravo | Santa Cruz de Succhabamba |
| Andabamba | José Clodomiro Rojas Tarrillo | Andabamba |
| Catache | Luis Gonzaga Bravo Quiroz | Catache |
| Chancaybaños | Orlandini Davila Davila | Chancaybaños |
| La Esperanza | José Marino Diaz Alarcon | La Esperanza |
| Ninabamba | Elidor Diaz Silva | Ninabamba |
| Pulán | Salatiel Romero Malca | Pulán |
| Saucepampa | Ernesto Suxe Palomino | Saucepampa |
| Sexi | Celer Froilan Perales Perez | Sexi |
| Uticyacu | Guillermo Mera Flores | Uticyacu |
| Yauyucán | Mario Wilfredo Vargas Vasquez | Yauyucán |
Places of interest
editSee also
editReferences
edit- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved November 4, 2007
External links
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The dictionary definition of santa cruz province, peru at Wiktionary
Media related to Santa Cruz Province, Peru at Wikimedia Commons
