# Phara District, Sandia Province, Puno Department – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/sandia/phara/

District · Sandia Province 

# Phara

Phara is a district of Peru in Sandia Province, Puno Department. It covers **432.4 km²**. 47 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 432km²
- 9mapped services
- 2,340 mtypical elevation

## Where is Phara?

Phara lies in [Sandia Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/sandia/), [Puno Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 3 other districts: [Alto Inambari](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/sandia/alto-inambari/), [Limbani](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/sandia/limbani/) and [Patambuco](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/sandia/patambuco/). By area it is the 530th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 3.4% of [Sandia Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/sandia/). The centre of Phara is about 839 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 14.0769° S, 69.5694° W.

Source: [Instituto Geográfico Nacional - IGN via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-per).

## Know before you go: Phara

- Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Lima
- CurrencySol (PEN)
- Country calling code+51
- LanguagesSpanish, Quechua, Aymara
- Plug typesType A, B, C · 220 V
- Driving sideRight
- Postcode format5 digits (#####)

### Nearest airports

- Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM) · Puerto Maldonado167 km
- Inca Manco Capac International Airport (JUL) · Juliaca167 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 05:04) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 05:59, sunset around 17:17).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Phara

Open gazetteers list **47 villages, towns and localities** in Phara. The largest with a recorded population: Comunidad (274), Aporoma Soto (43), Lulipata (30), Palcabamba (27), Chontabamba (26) and Putis (26). Settlements here lie between about 1,034 m and 3,789 m above sea level (median 2,340 m).

- Ahualani
- Aporoma Soto
- Aporoma Visaga
- Aricato
- Capac Orcco
- Carmen Pampa
- Ccotani Ccapac Mayo
- Ccutine
- Chontabamba
- Comunidad
- Cuchi Camani
- Cullucachi
- Cunacuna
- Dos Hermanitos
- Ganancia de Soto
- Garita Santa Cruz de Ucu
- Huayrapata
- Humpiri
- Infernillo
- Jatun Huayjo
- Liquipata
- Llacta Pata
- Llinquipata
- Lulipata
- Mina Uchuy Tambillo
- Palcabamba
- Pampa Espinguni
- Phara
- Pirhuacachi
- Puli Puli
- Puricima San Miguel
- Putis
- Putis Chico
- Quisipunco
- Sacarara
- Samana Senja
- Samblas
- San Juan de Lloquepata
- Santa Fe
- Santa Fé
- Sora Pata
- Tambo La Mina
- Tambolamina - Churunuma
- Tocoropata
- Toldoqueri
- Uchuy Cutine
- Ucutambo

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Phara

Named natural and historic features inside Phara, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

7 rivers and streams; 2 lakes.

- Laguna Cahuanchaca
- Laguna Jomero Cocha
- Quebrada Chanapata
- Quebrada Comunidad
- Quebrada Corcorani
- Quebrada Cullucochi
- Quebrada Ucumayo
- Río Capacmayo
- Río Para

### Hills and mountains

5 mountains; 1 hill.

- Cerro Queñuane · 4,018 m
- Cerro Chirunsani · 3,904 m
- Cerro Loco Loco · 3,889 m
- Cerro Oroyapo Pata · 3,260 m
- Cerro Infiernillo · 2,506 m
- Cerro Palca · 2,361 m

### Estates

1 estate.

- Fundo Palca

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Phara and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Sandia Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 14 °C) and the coolest is Jul (11 °C), after allowing for this place being about 470 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,399 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Feb (229 mm) and the driest Aug (37 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to October**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 13 225 

Feb 13 229 

Mar 13 168 

Apr 13 105 

May 12 63 

Jun 12 43 

Jul 11 38 

Aug 12 37 

Sep 13 45 

Oct 14 108 

Nov 14 128 

Dec 14 211 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Phara

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital sandia · Sandia 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.32211&mlon=-69.46655#map=17/-14.32211/-69.46655) 

Bank Banco de la Nacion - Sandia · Sandia 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.32226&mlon=-69.46619#map=17/-14.32226/-69.46619) 

Hotel Iparo · Sandia 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.18737&mlon=-69.34304#map=17/-14.18737/-69.34304) 

School Institución Educativa No. 72909 · Alto Inambari 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.02140&mlon=-69.48430#map=17/-14.02140/-69.48430) 

College Ipari · Sandia 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.18747&mlon=-69.34302#map=17/-14.18747/-69.34302) 

Police station Comisaría PNP Limbani · Limbani 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.14431&mlon=-69.69113#map=17/-14.14431/-69.69113) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Phara

Places mapped inside Phara in open map data, by type.

- Schools9

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other districts in Sandia Province

- Alto Inambari
- Cuyocuyo
- Limbani
- Patambuco
- Quiaca
- San Juan del Oro
- San Pedro de Putina Punco
- Sandia
- Yanahuaya

## Quick answers

- Where is Phara?In Sandia Province, Puno Department, Peru
- What borders Phara?Alto Inambari, Limbani and Patambuco
- What time zone is Phara in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Phara?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Phara?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Phara?47 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Phara?Settlements lie between 1,034 m and 3,789 m
- What is the highest point in Phara?Cerro Queñuane (4,018 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Phara?April to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Phara?sandia, about 29 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Phara?Banco de la Nacion - Sandia, about 29 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Phara?PE211205 (OCHA common operational dataset)