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. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.


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