Tinta District

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

Tinta
District
Church in Tinta
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceCanchis
CapitalTinta
Government
 • MayorAngel Gabino Manya Zavaleta
Area
 • Total79.39 km2 (30.65 sq mi)
Elevation
3,466 m (11,371 ft)
Population
 • Total6,152
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO080608

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)

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