El Collao Province
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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.
Political division
The 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
Some of the highest peaks of the province are Panti Usu and Suri. Other mountains are listed below:[2]
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Ethnic groups
The 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
References
- ^ (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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