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Túpac Amaru District

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Country
  
Peru

Founded
  
September 1, 1941

Time zone
  
PET (UTC-5)

Area
  
117.8 km²

UBIGEO
  
80508

Region
  
Cusco

Capital
  
Tungasuca

Elevation
  
3,791 m

Province
  
Canas Province

Túpac Amaru District

Tupac Amaru District is one of eight districts in the Canas Province in Peru. Its seat is the village of Tungasuca.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (97.85%) learnt to speak in childhood, 1.72% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

References

Túpac Amaru District Wikipedia