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Tinta
District
Church in Tinta
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Canchis
Capital	Tinta
Government
• Mayor	Angel Gabino Manya Zavaleta
Area
• Total	79.39 km (30.65 sq mi)
Elevation	3,466 m (11,371 ft)
Population
• Total	6,152
• Density	77/km (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	080608

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

Geography

The most important river of the district is the Willkanuta which crosses the district from south-east to north-west.

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).

See also

• Kimsachata

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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