Ilave District
Appearance
Ilave | |
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Coordinates: 16°6′10″S 69°36′22″W / 16.10278°S 69.60611°W | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Puno |
Province | El Collao |
Capital | Ilave |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mario Huanca Flores |
Area | |
• Total | 874.57 km2 (337.67 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,847 m (12,621 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 54,138 |
• Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 210501 |
Ilave District is one of five districts of the province El Collao in Puno Region, Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (73.26%) learnt to speak in childhood, 25.76% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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