Tinyahuarco District

Tinyahuarco
Tinya Warkhu
District
Country  Peru
Region Pasco
Province Pasco
Founded September 12, 1917
Capital Tinyahuarco
Government
 • Mayor Oscar Alcides Espinoza Trelles
Area
 • Total 94.49 km2 (36.48 sq mi)
Elevation 4,275 m (14,026 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 5,784
 • Density 61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 190111

Tinyahuarco (hispanicized spelling of Tinya Warkhu, a Quechua term, tinya a kind of drum, warkhu hanging)[1] is one of thirteen districts of the province Pasco Province in the Pasco Region of Peru.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.

Coordinates: 10°45′55″S 76°14′54″W / 10.7653°S 76.2483°W / -10.7653; -76.2483

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