Túpac Amaru District

Coordinates: 14°09′25″S 71°30′18″W / 14.1570°S 71.5049°W / -14.1570; -71.5049
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Tupac Amaru
Tupaq Amaru
Location of Tupac Amaru in the Canas province
Location of Tupac Amaru in the Canas province
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceCanas
FoundedSeptember 1, 1941
CapitalTungasuca
Government
 • MayorHonorato Ttito Quispe (2007)
Area
 • Total117.81 km2 (45.49 sq mi)
Elevation
3,791 m (12,438 ft)
Population
 • Total3,423
 • Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO080508

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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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).[1]

Sources

  1. ^ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

14°09′25″S 71°30′18″W / 14.1570°S 71.5049°W / -14.1570; -71.5049