El Collao province
Province in Puno, Peru
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El Collao is a province of the Puno Region in Peru,[1] created in 1992. The capital of the province is the city of Ilave.
Political division
The province measures 5,600.51 square kilometres (2,162.37 sq mi) and is divided into five districts:
Geography
Some of the highest peaks of the province are Panti Usu and Suri. Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Arichuwa
- Atapalluni
- Chuqi Luk'anani
- Chuqi Quta
- Chuqu Chuquni
- Chuta Kunka
- Ch'iyar Jaqhi
- Illimani
- Jach'a K'uchu
- Janq'u Qachi
- Janq'u Q'awa
- Jisk'a Larqanku
- Jisk'a Mawruma
- Jiwaña
- Kuntur Wawachawi
- K'awchini
- Laramani
- Larqanku
- Llallawa
- Llust'a K'uchu
- Mawruma
- Milluma
- Parwayuni
- Pata Jaqhi
- Phaq'u Q'awa
- Qallu Larqanku
- Qarwa P'iq'iña
- Qiwña Milluku
- Qiwña Mulluq'u
- Q'ulini
- Sukata Laq'a
- Sura Wiqu
- Tanka
- Tanka Tankani
- Titi Uta
- Tuma Tumani
- Uma Jalsu
- Waka P'iq'iña
- Wanqani
- Wanq'uri
- Warawarani
- Wari Kunka
- Wila Chunkara
- Wila Kunka
- Wila Purakani
- Wilantani
- Wiluyu
Ethnic groups
The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (76.51%) learnt to speak in childhood, 22.57% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.65% using Quechua (2007 Peru Census).[3]
