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Islay Province

Coordinates: 17°01′11″S 72°00′58″W / 17.019836°S 72.016052°W / -17.019836; -72.016052
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Islay
Coat of arms of Islay
Location of Islay in the Arequipa Region
Location of Islay in the Arequipa Region
CountryPeru
RegionArequipa
CapitalMollendo
Government
 • MayorEdgar Augusto Rivera Cervera
(2019-2022)
Area
 • Total3,886.49 km2 (1,500.58 sq mi)
Population
 • Total52,034
 • Density13/km2 (35/sq mi)
UBIGEO0407
WebsiteOfficial Website

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

Political division

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The province is divided into six districts which are:

Ethnic groups

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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

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  1. ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
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17°01′11″S 72°00′58″W / 17.019836°S 72.016052°W / -17.019836; -72.016052