Tintay District
Tintay | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Apurímac |
| Province | Aymaraes |
| Founded | December 27, 1961 |
| Capital | Tintay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Aurelio Mendieta Arosto |
| Area | |
| • Total | 136.58 km2 (52.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,772 m (9,094 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,986 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (76/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 030415 |
Tintay District is one of the seventeen districts of the province Aymaraes in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
[edit]The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (81.56%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.02% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
- ^ 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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