Ilave District Explained

Ilave
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Coordinates:-16.1028°N -69.6061°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Puno
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:El Collao
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Ilave
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Mario Huanca Flores
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:874.57
Elevation M:3847
Population Total:54138
Population As Of:2007 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:210501

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe