Tintay Puncu District
Tintay Puncu District is one of sixteen districts of the Tayacaja Province in Peru.
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:
- Hatun Urqu
- Llaqta Qulluy
- Llawi Q'asa
- Mata Qucha
- Muru Qucha
- Patu Qucha
- P’unqu Q’asa
- Silla Q'asa
- Uqi Pastu
- Waka Yupana
- Wanay
- Yana Qucha
- Yuraq Yaku Urqu
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).
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Tayacaja Province (Apurímac Region)
- ^ 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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