San Juan de Tarucani District

San Juan de Tarucani
Tarujani
District

Lake Salinas, Tarucani District
Country  Peru
Region Arequipa
Province Arequipa
Founded June 15, 1962
Capital Tarucani
Government
 • Mayor Floro Choque Vilca
Area
 • Total 2,264.59 km2 (874.36 sq mi)
Elevation 4,210 m (13,810 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 2,296
 • Density 1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 040119

San Juan de Tarucani District (Aymara Tarujani, taruja deer,[1] -ni a suffix, "the one with deer") is one of 29 districts of the province Arequipa in Peru.[2]

Geography

The highest elevation of the district is the Misti volcano. Other mountains are listed below:[3]

See also

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.
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the General Sánchez Cerro (Moquegua Region)

Coordinates: 16°10′59″S 71°04′01″W / 16.18306°S 71.06694°W / -16.18306; -71.06694

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