Túpac Amaru District

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Tupac Amaru
Tupaq Amaru
District
Location of the district Tupac Amaru in Canas.svg
Location of Tupac Amaru in the Canas province
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Canas
FoundedSeptember 1, 1941
Capital Tungasuca
Government
 •  Mayor Honorato Ttito Quispe (2007)
Area
 • Total
117.81 km2 (45.49 sq mi)
Elevation
3,791 m (12,438 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
3,423
 • Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 080508

Tupac Amaru District is one of eight districts in the Canas Province in Peru. Its seat is the village of Tungasuca.

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Puka Kancha at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (97.85%) learnt to speak in childhood, 1.72% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [2]

Sources

  1. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Canas Province (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

14°09′25″S71°30′18″W / 14.1570°S 71.5049°W / -14.1570; -71.5049


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