Candarave | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Candarave in the Tacna Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Tacna |
| Founded | 1821 |
| Capital | Candarave |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mario Genaro Copa Conde (2007-2010) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,261.10 km2 (873.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,415 m (11,204 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 8,543 |
| • Density | 3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 2302 |
| Website | www.municandarave.gob.pe |
Candarave Province is the smallest of four provinces in the Tacna Region in southern Peru. Its capital is Candarave.
Some of the highest peaks of the province are Tutupaka and Yukamani, both are active volcanoes. Other mountains are listed below: [1]
The province is divided into six districts (Spanish : distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde):
The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Spanish, however, is the language which the majority of the population (78.17%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.94% of the residents started speaking using the Aymara language (2007 Peru Census). [2]
Arequipa is a province in the Arequipa Region, Peru. Its capital, Arequipa, is Peru's third most populous province of Peru. It borders the provinces of Islay, Camaná, Caylloma, and the Cusco and Puno regions. According to INEI in the year 2014 it has a population of 958.351 people.
Puno is a province in the Puno Region, in southeastern Peru. It borders the provinces of Huancane, San Román, El Collao and the Moquegua Region's province of General Sánchez Cerro. Its capital is the city of Puno, which is located at the edge of Lake Titicaca, the world's highest navigable lake. It is the economic powerhouse of the region.
Jorge Basadre Province is one of four provinces in the Tacna Region in southern Peru. Its capital is Locumba. The province was created on April 21, 1988 and is named after Jorge Basadre Grohmann, the country's most notable historian.
Tacna is the largest of four provinces in the Department of Tacna in southern Peru located on the border with Chile and Bolivia. Its capital is Tacna.
Tarata is one of four provinces in the Tacna Region in southern Peru. Its capital is Tarata city.
The General Sánchez Cerro Province is the smallest of three provinces in the Moquegua Region of Peru. The capital of the province is Omate. The province was named after the former Peruvian army officer and president Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro.
The Mariscal Nieto Province is the largest of three provinces that make up the Moquegua Region of Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Moquegua.
Espinar Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
Ichuña District is one of eleven districts of the General Sánchez Cerro Province in Peru.
Candarave District is one of six districts of the province Candarave in Peru.
Palca District is one of ten districts of the province Tacna in Peru.
Huacullani is one of seven districts of the Chucuito Province in the Puno Region in southern Peru.
Kelluyo is one of seven districts of the Chucuito Province in Peru.
Conduriri District is one of five districts of the El Collao Province in Puno Region, Peru.
Pichacani or Pichaqani is one of fifteen districts of the Puno Province in the Puno Region in Peru.
Warintapani is a 5,060-metre-high (16,601 ft) mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District, and in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Candarave District.
Phaq'u Q'awa is a 5,203-metre-high (17,070 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Occidental in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Oruro Department, Sabaya Province, Sabaya Municipality. Phaq'u Q'awa lies southeast of Wila Qullu.
Wila Wilani or Ch'ankha Qullu is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 4,900 metres (16,076 ft) high. It is located in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District, and in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Candarave District. It lies west of a lake named Aqhuya Ch'alla, northwest of Paxsi Awki and east of Churi Laq'a, Ch'alluma and Ch'ankhani.
Pacocollo also known as Chancane, is a 5,113-metre-high (16,775 ft) mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is located in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District, and in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Candarave District. Pacocollo lies west of a lake named Pasto Grande or Ajuachaya and Wila Wilani.
Phaq'u Q'awa is a 4,796-metre-high (15,735 ft) mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is located in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District, and in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Candarave District. It lies west of a lake named Aqhuya Ch'alla and southeast of Wila Wilani.
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Coordinates: 17°16′13″S70°15′06″W / 17.270150°S 70.251625°W
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