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Islay Province

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Country
  
Peru

Area
  
3,886 km²

Capital
  
Mollendo

UBIGEO
  
0407

Region
  
Arequipa Region

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Website
  
www.munimollendo.gob.pe

Islay Province is the smallest of eight provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru.

Contents

Map of Islay Province, Peru

Political division

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

    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).

    References

    Islay Province Wikipedia