Ilave District

Ilave District is one of five districts of the province El Collao in Puno Region, Peru.[1]

Ilave
District
Coordinates: 16°6′10″S 69°36′22″W
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceEl Collao
CapitalIlave
Government
 • MayorMario Huanca Flores
Area
 • Total874.57 km2 (337.67 sq mi)
Elevation
3,847 m (12,621 ft)
Population
 (2007 census)
 • Total54,138
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210501

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]

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References
  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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