Candarave Province
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 Location of the province in the Tacna region |
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| Country | Peru | ||
| region | Tacna | ||
| Seat | Candarave | ||
| surface | 2261 km² | ||
| Residents | 6102 (2017) | ||
| density | 2.7 inhabitants per km² | ||
| founding | August 18, 1988 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-TAC | ||
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| Alcalde Provincial | Rodolfo Esteban Nina Yufra (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 17 ° 9 ′ S , 70 ° 17 ′ W
The Candarave Province is one of four provinces in the Tacna region in the extreme south of Peru . The province was founded in 1988 and has an area of 2261 km². In the 2017 census, the population was 6,102. In 1993 it was 9,238, in 2007 8,373. The administrative center is the small town of Candarave .
Geographical location
The province is located in the northwest of the Tacna region. It is located on the southwest flank of the Peruvian Western Cordillera . The area is drained by the headwaters of the Río Locumba to the Pacific Ocean . The main river of the province is the Río Callazas . This has its origin in the northwest of the province in the mountain lake Laguna de Suches and ends in the lake Laguna Aricota . This was caused by a landslide. Its water seeps through the natural barrier or reaches a hydropower plant down the valley via a pressure pipe. Several volcanoes rise in the province of Candarave, including the 5550 m high Yucamani .
The province of Candarave borders in the south with the province Jorge Basadre , in the east with the province Tarata , in the northeast with the province El Collao (region Puno) and in the north and west with the province Mariscal Nieto (region Moquegua).
Administrative division
The Candarave Province consists of the following 6 districts. The district of Candarave is the seat of the provincial administration.
| District | Administrative headquarters |
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| Cairani | Cairani |
| Camilaca | Camilaca |
| Candarave | Candarave |
| Curibaya | Curibaya |
| Huanuara | Huanuara |
| Quilahuani | Quilahuani |
Web links
- Peru: Region Tacna (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú