- Santa Province
Infobox Province Peru
region =Ancash
founded =February 12 1821
cofarms =
province = Santa [es [http://www.munisanta.gob.pe Official web site of the Santa Province] ]
capital =Chimbote
pop = 406,605
density = 100.78
area = 4,004.99
districts = 9
web = www.munisanta.gob.pe
mayor = GUZMAN AGUIRRE ALTAMIRANO (2007)The Santa Province is one of 20 provinces of the
Ancash Region inPeru .The city and port of Santa are located in the large, fertile valleys of the Santa and Lacramarca rivers. These valleys have extensive sown plains with cotton,
rice , sugar and nutritional products. The city of Santa is the first colonial city of theAncash coast.This rich valley is formed by the outlet of the
Santa River . TheSanta River is born in the Conococha lagoon in theCordillera Blanca (White mountain range). It crosses theCallejón de Huaylas ("Alley of Huaylas") in all its extension. It also cut theCordillera Negra (Black mountain range) in the imposingCañón del Pato (Mountain trail of the Duck) and it ends at the plains of Santa, after a distance traveled of 336 km.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 ofAncash .In 1992 it was the site of a famous massacre of
campesino s.Political division
Santa is divided into nine
district s, which are [es [http://www.inei.gob.pe Official web site of INEI] ] :References
External links
es [http://www.munisanta.gob.pe Official web site of the Santa Province]
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