Cayarani District

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	PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO	040603

Cayarani District is one of eight districts of the province Condesuyos in Peru.

Geography

The Wansu mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:

• 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).