Cayarani District

Cayarani
District
Country	Peru
Region	Arequipa
Province	Condesuyos
Founded	January 2, 1857
Capital	Cayarani
Government
• Mayor	Benigno Ahuate Mollo
Area
• Total	1,395.67 km^2 (538.87 sq mi)
Elevation	3,920 m (12,860 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	2,623
• Density	1.9/km^2 (4.9/sq mi)
Time zone	PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO	040603

Cayarani District is one of eight districts of the province Condesuyos in Peru.^[1]

Geography

The Wansu mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:^[2]

• Allqa Q'awa
• Anka Phawa
• Chuqllu Chuqllu
• Hatun Q'asa
• Inka Misa
• Janq'u Q'awa
• Kuntur Pillu
• Kuntur Salla
• Kunturi
• Mama Wasi
• Misani
• Puka Qaqa
• Pukara
• Puma Ranra
• Puma Willka
• Qillqata
• Qucha Q'asa
• Q'illuqucha
• Saxa Q'awa
• Sura
• Tanka
• Tirani
• T'allani Urqu
• Uma Qala
• Urqu Puñuna
• Waraqu
• Waych'awi
• Waych'a Waqi
• Yana Qaqa
• Yana Yana
• Yuraq Q'asa

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (74.58%) learnt to speak in childhood, 24.96% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[3]

References

1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Condesuyos Province (Arequipa Region)
3. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)