El Collao Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru,[1] created in 1992. The capital of the province is the city of Ilave.
El Collao | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of El Collao in the Puno Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Capital | Ilave |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,600.51 km2 (2,162.37 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 76,749 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (35/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 2105 |
Political division
editThe province measures 5,600.51 square kilometres (2,162.37 sq mi) and is divided into five districts:
| District | Mayor | Capital | Ubigeo |
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| Capazo | Eulario Modesto Mayta Ccollo | Capazo | 210502 |
| Conduriri | Pedro Montalico Quenta | Conduriri | 210505 |
| Ilave | Fortunato Calli Incacutipa | Ilave | 210501 |
| Pilcuyo | Isidro Lupaca Ticona | Pilcuyo | 210503 |
| Santa Rosa | Ismael Acero Mamani | Mazo Cruz | 210504 |
Geography
editSome of the highest peaks of the province are Panti Usu and Suri. Other mountains are listed below:[2]
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Ethnic groups
editThe people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (76.51%) learnt to speak in childhood, 22.57% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.65% using Quechua (2007 Peru Census).[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved December 29, 2007
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the El Collao Province (Puno Region)
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
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