Tinicachi_District
Tinicachi District
District in Puno, Peru
Tinicachi District is one of seven districts of the province Yunguyo in Puno Region, Peru.[1]
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Tinicachi | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 16°11′55″S 68°58′20″W | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Yunguyo |
| Founded | December 28, 1984 |
| Capital | Tinicachi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Modesto Paredes |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.2 km2 (2.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,852 m (12,638 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,490 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 211306 |
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Tinicachi District was created by Law No. 24042 (December 28, 1984), in second term of Fernando Belaúnde Terry.
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (87.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.21% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
Mayors
- 2011-2014: Modesto Paredes Vargas.
- 2007-2010: Alexander Bryan Uchasara Mamani.
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 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)
