Phara District
| Phara District | |
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 The Phara district is located in the southwest of the Sandia province (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Puno |
| province | Sandia |
| Seat | Phara |
| surface | 432 km² |
| Residents | 5853 (2017) |
| density | 14 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | May 2, 1854 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-PUN |
| Website | www.muniphara.gob.pe (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Reynaldo Arhuire Quilla (2019-2022) |
| Political party | Front Amplio |
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Coordinates: 14 ° 9 ′ S , 69 ° 40 ′ W
The Phara District is located in the Sandia Province in the Puno region in southeastern Peru . The district was founded on May 2, 1854. It has an area of 432 km². The 2017 census counted 5853 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 4717, in 2007 it was 4847. The administrative seat of the district is the 3450 m high village Phara with 1498 inhabitants (as of 2017). Phara is located in the Cordillera Carabaya , a mountain range of the Peruvian Eastern Cordillera , almost 30 km northwest of the provincial capital Sandia . Phara lies in a neighboring valley of Limbani .
Geographical location
The Phara district is located in the Cordillera Carabaya in the southwest of the Sandia province. The district extends in the north to the Río Inambari . The area is drained via its left tributary Río Limbani or directly into the Río Inambari.
The Phara district borders in the northeast on the Alto Inambari district , in the southeast on the Patambuco district and in the west on the Limbani district .
Web links
- Municipalidad Distrital de Phara
- Peru: Region Puno (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú