Tintay Puncu District

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Tintay Puncu
District
Tintay Puncu District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Tayacaja
FoundedOctober 3, 1984
Capital Tintay Puncu
Government
 •  Mayor Nelfa Comun Gavilan
Area
 • Total
460.32 km2 (177.73 sq mi)
Elevation
2,350 m (7,710 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
3,944
 • Density8.6/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 090718

Tintay Puncu District is one of sixteen districts of the Tayacaja Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Kuntur Qaqa at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [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 (94.36%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.04% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

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 map Tayacaja Province (Apurímac 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)

12°09′07″S74°32′41″W / 12.1519°S 74.5447°W / -12.1519; -74.5447


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