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)
14°40′59″S 72°01′23″W / 14.6831°S 72.0231°W