Cayarani District

District in Arequipa, Peru

Cayarani
District
Country	Peru
Region	Arequipa
Province	Condesuyos
Founded	January 2, 1857
Capital	Cayarani
Government
• Mayor	Benigno Ahuate Mollo
Area
• Total	1,395.67 km² (538.87 sq mi)
Elevation	3,920 m (12,860 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	2,623
• Density	1.9/km² (4.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
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

^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Condesuyos Province (Arequipa Region)
^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)