Miraflores District, Yauyos

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Miraflores District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Lima
Province Yauyos
FoundedMarch 13, 1936
Capital Miraflores
Government
   Mayor Lennin Oscar Santiago Davila
Area
  Total226.24 km2 (87.35 sq mi)
Elevation
3,660 m (12,010 ft)
Population
 (2017)
  Total229
  Density1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 151021

Miraflores District is one of thirty-three districts of the province Yauyos in Peru. [1]

Geography

The Miraflores District lies in the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve. [2] The Cordillera Central traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below: [3]

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References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-17 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. "Pueblo de Miraflores". mincetur. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)

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