Ilave District

Ilave
District
Coordinates: 16°6′10″S 69°36′22″W / 16.10278°S 69.60611°W / -16.10278; -69.60611Coordinates: 16°6′10″S 69°36′22″W / 16.10278°S 69.60611°W / -16.10278; -69.60611
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 (2007 census)
  Total 54,138
  Density 62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
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

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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