Santa province

{{Infobox settlement | name = Santa<ref>{{in lang|es}} [http://www.munisanta.gob.pe Official web site of the Santa Province]</ref> | settlement_type = [[provinces of Peru|Province]] | image_skyline = | image_caption = | image_flag = File:Bandera de Chimbote.svg | image_shield = File:Coat of arms of Chimbote.svg | image_map = Location of the province Santa in Ancash.PNG | map_caption = Location of Santa in the [[Ancash Region]] | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[Peru]] | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = [[Ancash Region|Ancash]] | established_title = Founded | established_date = February 12, 1821 | seat_type = Capital | seat = [[Chimbote]] | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Roberto Briceño Franco<br><small>(2019-2022)</small> | area_total_km2 = 4004.99 | elevation_m = | population_total = 435807 | population_footnotes = | population_density_km2 = auto | blank_name_sec1 = [[UBIGEO]] | blank_info_sec1 = | website = {{url|www.munisanta.gob.pe}} | official_name = }} '''Santa''' is one of twenty provinces of the [[Ancash Region]] in [[Peru]].

The province of Santa was created on February 12, 1821. Its capital, Chimbote, that long time ago became the first fishing port of the world, is the most important city of the coastal zone of [[Ancash]].

In 1992 it was the site of a [[Santa massacre|famous massacre]] of [[Peasant|campesinos]].

== Geography == The city and port of Santa are located in the large, fertile valleys of the [[Santa River|Santa]] and [[Lacramarca River|Lacramarca]] rivers. These valleys have extensive sown plains with [[Pima cotton|cotton]], [[rice]], [[Sugarcane|sugar]] and nutritional products. The city of Santa is the first colonial city of the [[Ancash]] coast.

This rich valley is formed by the outlet of the [[Santa River]]. The [[Santa River]] is born in the lake [[Quñuqqucha]] in the [[Cordillera Blanca]] (White mountain range). It crosses the [[Callejón de Huaylas]] ("Alley of Huaylas") in all its extension. It also cut the [[Cordillera Negra]] (Black mountain range) in the imposing [[Cañón del Pato]] (Mountain trail of the Duck) and it ends at the plains of Santa, after a distance traveled of {{convert|336|km|sp=us}}.

One of the highest peaks of the province is [[Quñuqranra|Quñuq Ranra]] at {{convert|5822|m|ft|abbr=on}}. Other mountains are listed below:<ref>escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Pallasca Province (AncashRegion)</ref>

{{Columns-list|colwidth=15em| * [[Hatun Hirka (Huaylas-Santa)|Hatun Hirka]] * Ichik Punta * Ichik Wiri * Kukuli * [[Kushuru]] * Mata Mata * Palta Hirka * [[Puka Punta (Ancash)|Puka Punta]] * [[Qarwaqucha (Ancash)|Qarwaqucha]] * Quñuq Warmi * Silla Qhata * Tinya * Wiru Qataq * [[Yana Yaku]] * Yuraq Waqta }}

==Political division== Santa is divided into nine [[district]]s, which are:<ref>{{in lang|es}} [http://www.inei.gob.pe Official web site of INEI] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970412040139/http://www.inei.gob.pe/ |date=1997-04-12 }}</ref> [[File:Districts of Santa map.svg|thumbnail|190px|left]] # [[Coishco District|Coishco]] # [[Santa District|Santa]] # [[Chimbote District|Chimbote]] # [[Macate District|Macate]] # [[Cáceres del Perú District|Cáceres del Perú]] # [[Nuevo Chimbote District|Nuevo Chimbote]] # [[Nepeña District|Nepeña]] # [[Moro District|Moro]] # [[Samanco District|Samanco]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{in lang|es}} [http://www.munisanta.gob.pe Official web site of the province of Santa]

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[[Category:Provinces of the Department of Ancash|Santa Province]]