Tinta District

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Tinta District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Canchis
Capital Tinta
Government
   Mayor Angel Gabino Manya Zavaleta
Area
  Total
79.39 km2 (30.65 sq mi)
Elevation
3,466 m (11,371 ft)
Population
  Total
6,152
  Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 080608

Tinta District is one of eight districts of the Canchis Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

The most important river of the district is the Willkanuta which crosses the district from south-east to north-west. [2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (75.37%) learnt to speak in childhood, 24.33% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

See also

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region)
  3. 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)

14°08′38″S71°24′20″W / 14.1440°S 71.4055°W / -14.1440; -71.4055