Tintay Puncu District

Tintay Puncu District is one of sixteen districts of the Tayacaja Province in Peru.

Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Kuntur Qaqa at approximately 4600 m. Other mountains are listed below:

• Hatun Urqu

• Llaqta Qulluy

• Llawi Q'asa

• Mata Qucha

• Muru Qucha

• Patu Qucha

• P’unqu Q’asa

• Silla Q'asa

• Uqi Pastu

• Waka Yupana

• Wanay

• Yana Qucha

• Yuraq Yaku Urqu

Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (94.36%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.04% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).