Cairani District

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]

Cairani

K'ayrani
Country Peru
RegionTacna
ProvinceCandarave
FoundedDecember 4, 1952
CapitalCairani
Government
  MayorTito Nina Curo
Area
  Total371.17 km2 (143.31 sq mi)
Elevation
3,400 m (11,200 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
  Total1,315
  Density3.5/km2 (9.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO230202

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.


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