Cairani District

Cairani
K'ayrani
District
Country  Peru
Region Tacna
Province Candarave
Founded December 4, 1952
Capital Cairani
Government
 • Mayor Tito Nina Curo
Area
 • Total 371.17 km2 (143.31 sq mi)
Elevation 3,400 m (11,200 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 1,315
 • Density 3.5/km2 (9.2/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 230202

Cairani (Hispanicized spelling of Aymara K'ayrani, k'ayra frog,[1] -ni a suffix, "the one with the frog (or frogs)") is one of six districts of the Candarave Province in Peru.[2]

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. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.

Coordinates: 17°17′07″S 70°21′50″W / 17.2852°S 70.3638°W / -17.2852; -70.3638


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