Islay Province is the smallest of eight provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru.
Islay | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Islay in the Arequipa Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Arequipa |
| Capital | Mollendo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Edgar Augusto Rivera Cervera (2019-2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,886.49 km2 (1,500.58 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 52,034 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (35/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 0407 |
| Website | Official Website |
Political division
editThe province is divided into six districts which are:
Ethnic groups
editThe province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Aymara and Quechua descent. Spanish, however, is the language which the majority of the population (85.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.59% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language and 3.24% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).[1]
Sources
edit- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
External links
edit- (in Spanish) Official website
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