Melgar Province

Melgar
Province

Mountains at the La Raya pass

Coat of arms

Location of Melgar in the Puno Region
Country Peru
Region Puno
Capital Ayaviri
Government
  Mayor Bernardo Natividad Meza Alvarez
Area
  Total 6,446.85 km2 (2,489.14 sq mi)
Elevation 3,907 m (12,818 ft)
Population
  Total 84,739
  Density 13/km2 (34/sq mi)
UBIGEO 2108
Website www.ayaviriweb.com

Melgar Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru.[1] The capital of the province is the city of Ayaviri.

Geography

The Willkanuta range and the La Raya range traverse the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:[2]

Political division

The province measures 6,446.85 square kilometres (2,489.14 sq mi) and is divided into nine districts:

District Mayor Capital Ubigeo
Antauta Ignacio Edgar Chura Mendoza Antauta 210802
Ayaviri Bernardo Natividad Meza Alvarez Ayaviri 210801
Cupi Yudel Rene Mamani Cervantes Cupi 210803
Llalli Leon Vilca Gamarra Llalli 210804
Macari Simon Amador Mamani Chañi Macari 210805
Nuñoa Atilio Rodo Huaman Tapara Nuñoa 210806
Orurillo Juan Rene Quispe Chunga Orurillo 210807
Santa Rosa Filiberto Tacca Navarro Santa Rosa 210808
Umachiri N Umachiri 210809

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (70.54%) learnt to speak in childhood, 29.09% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.23% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital, Retrieved January 2, 2008
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
  3. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

Coordinates: 14°52′55″S 70°35′24″W / 14.881822°S 70.590061°W / -14.881822; -70.590061

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