Tingo District
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Tingo | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Amazonas |
Province | Luya |
Founded | January 02, 1875 |
Capital | Tingo |
Area | |
Area Elevation |
km2 1,950 metres (6,398 ft) |
102.67
Population (as of the 2005 Census) | |
Population - Total - Density |
1,202 11.7/km² |
Mayor | Victor Alan Alvarado Garcia |
UBIGEO | 010522 |
Official website | |
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Tingo is a district of Luya Province in Peru. Tingo has several notable sites, such as the fortress of Kuelap.
The regional public holidays of Tingo are on 8 and 9 September. Local dishes include chochoca, mote, dulce de frijol, puchero, shurumbo and cuy with fries.
To the north the District of Tingo has a border with Colcamar District, to the east with Levanto District (Chachapoyas) and Magdalena District (Chachapoyas), to the south-east with San Juan de Lopecancha District, in the south-west with María District, and to the west with Longuita District. There is a highway to Tingo that continues towards the fortress of Kuelap and the market of Yumal.
Tingo is notable for its people and their famously short tempers, a leading tingan diplomat was once sent into exile for making a "chacypya", a local delicacy containing guava and rice, using a recipe that differed from the regional standard.
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