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Ilave District

Ilave
District
Coordinates: 16°6′10″S 69°36′22″W / 16.10278°S 69.60611°W / -16.10278; -69.60611Coordinates: 16°6′10″S 69°36′22″W / 16.10278°S 69.60611°W / -16.10278; -69.60611
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province El Collao
Capital Ilave
Government
 • Mayor Mario Huanca Flores
Area
 • Total 874.57 km2 (337.67 sq mi)
Elevation 3,847 m (12,621 ft)
Population (2007 census)
 • Total 54,138
 • Density 62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210501

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

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).



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