El Collao Province
El Collao Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru, 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:
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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).
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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