Moho province
Province in Puno, Peru
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Moho is a province of the Puno Region in Peru.[1]
Moho | |
|---|---|
Suwasi (Suasi) island and Lake Titicaca, Moho Province | |
 Location of Moho in the Puno Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Capital | Moho |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Randolfo Mamani Aracayo |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,005.25 km2 (388.13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,841 m (12,602 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 28,149 |
| • Density | 28.002/km2 (72.525/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 2109 |
Political division
The province measures 1,005.25 square kilometres (388.13 sq mi) and is divided into four districts:
Ethnic groups
The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (85.42%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.70% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.55% using Quechua (2007 Peru Census).[2]
