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 PET (UTC-5)
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. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. 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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