- Ilo Province
Infobox Province Peru
region = Moquegua
founded =May 26 ,1970
cofarms = COA Ilo Province in Moquegua Region.png
capital =Ilo
elevation = 15
pop = 63,037
density = 45.7
area = 1,380.68
districts = 3
web =
mayor = Jorge Alfredo Mendoza Perez (2007)
ubigeo = 1803Moquegua Region inPeru . The province is the largestmining center in all of the southern Peru area. [es [http://www.inei.gob.pe INEI] ] [es [http://www.muniperu.net IPAM] ]Geography
The province borders the Mariscal Nieto Province to the north, the
Jorge Basadre Province to the east and southeast, thePacific Ocean to the south and west, and theIslay Province to the northwest.It extends north-south through the region's
coast al area, forming abay .Demographics
Population
According to the 1993 Census, the Ilo Province has a population of 51,481 inhabitants, 52.4% of which (26,964) are male and 47.6% (24,517) are female.
As of 2005 , theInstituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática esimates the province's population to be 68,363.Languages
Spanish is spoken at home by 82% of the population; while others speak Aymara (10.6%), Quechua (6.1%), other indigenous languages (0.1%) and foreign languages (0.3%).
Immigration
Persons originating from other regions of the country make up 51.6% of the population and 0.3% of residents were born abroad.
The largest immigrant groups come from the
Puno Region (17.4% of the total population) and theArequipa Region (15.3%).Age
The population is spread out with 42.4% under the age of 20, 10.9% from 20 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 12.9% from 45 to 64, and 2.6% who are 65 years of age or older.
Political division
The Ilo Province is divided into three
district s (Spanish: "distritos", singular: "distrito"), each of which is headed by a mayor ("alcalde"). The districts, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:* El Algarrobal (
El Algarrobal )
* Ilo (Ilo )
* Pacocha (Pueblo Nuevo)References
External links
* [http://www.southernperu.com Southern Copper]
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