Islay Province
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Islay | |
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 Location of Islay in the Arequipa Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Arequipa |
| Capital | Mollendo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Edgar Augusto Rivera Cervera (2019-2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,886.49 km2 (1,500.58 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 52,034 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (35/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 0407 |
| Website | Official Website |
Islay Province is the smallest of eight provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru.
Political division[edit]
The province is divided into six districts which are:
- Cocachacra (Cocachacra)
- Dean Valdivia (La Curva)
- Islay (Islay)
- Mejía (Mejía)
- Mollendo (Mollendo)
- Punta de Bombon (Punta de Bombon)
Ethnic groups[edit]
The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Aymara and Quechua descent. Spanish, however, is the language which the majority of the population (85.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.59% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language and 3.24% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).[1]
Sources[edit]
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
External links[edit]
- (in Spanish) Official website
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