San Juan de Tarucani District

San Juan de Tarucani
Tarujani
District

Lake Salinas, Tarucani District
Country  Peru
Region Arequipa
Province Arequipa
Founded June 15, 1962
Capital Tarucani
Government
  Mayor Floro Choque Vilca
Area
  Total 2,264.59 km2 (874.36 sq mi)
Elevation 4,210 m (13,810 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 2,296
  Density 1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 040119

San Juan de Tarucani District (Aymara Tarujani, taruja deer,[1] -ni a suffix, "the one with deer") is one of 29 districts of the province Arequipa in Peru.[2]

Geography

The highest elevation of the district is the Misti volcano. Other mountains are listed below:[3]

See also

References

  1. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  2. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the General Sánchez Cerro (Moquegua Region)

Coordinates: 16°10′59″S 71°04′01″W / 16.18306°S 71.06694°W / -16.18306; -71.06694

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