Santa Rosa de Quives District

Santa Rosa de Quives
District
Entrance to the village of Santa Rosa de Quives
Country	Peru
Region	Lima
Province	Canta
Founded	January 16, 1952
Capital	Yangas
Subdivisions	20 populated centers
Government
• Mayor	Alfredo Solis Huaman (2019-2022)
Area
• Total	364.4 km2 (140.7 sq mi)
Elevation	940 m (3,080 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Total	5,710
• Density	16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
Website	munistarosaquives.gob.pe

Santa Rosa de Quives is a district in the middle of Canta Province, Lima Region in Peru. It is bordered by Carabayllo District on the west, Huamantanga District on the north, Lachaqui and Arahuay districts on the east, and Carabayllo District and Huarochirí Province on the south.

It is most known because is the place where the house of Santa Rosa de Lima, a very famous religious figure in Peru, is located. There is also the so-called Quives's water well where people can leave their letters to Santa Rosa de Lima.

External links

• (in Spanish) Municipalidad Provincial de Santa Rosa de Quives ^{[permanent dead link]}
• (in Spanish) Santa Rosa de Quives Tour

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11°41′43″S 76°50′49″W / 11.6952°S 76.8470°W / -11.6952; -76.8470