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San Luis District, Ancash

San Luis
District
Church of San Luis
Church of San Luis
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald
Capital San Luis
Government
 • Mayor Wilder Carlos Fitzcarrald Bravo
Area
 • Total 256.45 km2 (99.02 sq mi)
Elevation 3,131 m (10,272 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 11,887
 • Density 46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 020701

San Luis District is one of three districts of the province Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald in Peru.

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (88.73%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.87 % of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).


Coordinates: 9°04′59″S 77°21′00″W / 9.08306°S 77.35000°W / -9.08306; -77.35000


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