Tinyahuarco District

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]

Tinyahuarco

Tinya Warkhu
Country Peru
RegionPasco
ProvincePasco
FoundedSeptember 12, 1917
CapitalTinyahuarco
Government
  MayorOscar Alcides Espinoza Trelles
Area
  Total94.49 km2 (36.48 sq mi)
Elevation
4,275 m (14,026 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
  Total5,784
  Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO190111

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 Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.


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