San Juan de Tarucani District

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San Juan de Tarucani
Tarujani
District
Laguna Salinas, Peru.jpg
Lake Salinas, Tarucani District
San Juan de Tarucani District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Arequipa
Province Arequipa
FoundedJune 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
 • Density1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
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]

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Geography

The highest elevation of the district is the Misti volcano at 5,822 m (19,101 ft). 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. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the General Sánchez Cerro (Moquegua Region)

16°10′59″S71°04′01″W / 16.18306°S 71.06694°W / -16.18306; -71.06694


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