Tinicachi District

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Tinicachi
District
Coordinates: 16°11′55″S68°58′20″W / 16.19861°S 68.97222°W / -16.19861; -68.97222 Coordinates: 16°11′55″S68°58′20″W / 16.19861°S 68.97222°W / -16.19861; -68.97222
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Puno
Province Yunguyo
FoundedDecember 28, 1984
Capital Tinicachi
Government
 •  Mayor Modesto Paredes
Area
 • Total6.2 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Elevation
3,852 m (12,638 ft)
Population
 (2007 census)
 • Total1,490
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 211306

Tinicachi District is one of seven districts of the province Yunguyo in Puno Region, Peru. [1]

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History

Tinicachi District was created by Law No. 24042 (December 28, 1984), in second term of Fernando Belaúnde Terry.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (87.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.21% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [2]

Authorities

Mayors

Festivities

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References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)


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