Santa Rosa de Quives | |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | frameless |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Lima |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Canta |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | 20 populated centers |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | January 16, 1952 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Yangas |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Alfredo Solis Huaman (2019-2022) |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 364.4 |
Elevation M: | 940 |
Population Total: | 5710 |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
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.