Tingo District
From Perupedia
| Tingo | |
|---|---|
| 240px | |
| Country |  Peru
|
| Region | Amazonas |
| Province | Luya |
| Founded | January 02 1875 |
| Capital | Tingo |
| Area | |
| Area Elevation | 102.67 km2 1,950 metres (6,398 ft) |
| Population (as of the 2005 Census) | |
| Population - Total - Density | 1,202 11.7/km² |
| Mayor | Victor Alan Alvarado Garcia |
| UBIGEO | 010522 |
| Official website | |
| n/a | |
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.
External links
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg){kind=small}
de:Distrikt Tingo (Luya)
es:Distrito de Tingo
pt:Tingo (distrito)
qu:Tinku distritu
