Cayarani District
Cayarani District | |
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The Cayarani district is located in the far north of the Condesuyos Province (marked in red) |
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Basic data | |
Country | Peru |
region | Arequipa |
province | Condesuyos |
Seat | Cayarani |
surface | 1393 km² |
Residents | 3474 (2017) |
density | 2.5 inhabitants per km² |
founding | January 2, 1857 |
ISO 3166-2 | PE-ARE |
politics | |
Alcalde District | Rudicendo Wilbert Sulla Ccallo (2019-2022) |
Political party | Arequipa Transformación |
Coordinates: 14 ° 40 ′ S , 72 ° 1 ′ W
The Cayarani District is located in the Condesuyos Province in the Arequipa region in southwestern Peru . The district was founded on January 2, 1857. It has an area of 1393 km². The 2017 census counted 3474 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 4692, in 2007 it was 3689. The district administration is located in the 3920 m high village of Cayarani with 492 inhabitants (as of 2017). Cayarani is 146 km north-northeast of the provincial capital Chuquibamba .
Geographical location
The Cayarani District is located in the far north of the Cayarani Province. The Cordillera Huanzo with the continental divide runs in an east-west direction through the district. The south is drained via the Río Chachas, the north via the Río Velille .
The Cayarani district borders in the southwest with the Salamanca district , in the west with the Puyca district ( La Unión province ), in the north with the Santo Tomás district ( Chumbivilcas province ), in the extreme northeast with the Caylloma district ( Caylloma province ) in the east the districts of Chachas and Orcopampa (both in the province of Castilla ) and in the extreme south to the district of Andagua (also in the province of Castilla).
Web links
- Peru: Arequipa region (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú