Ilo | |
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 Location of Ilo in the Moquegua Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Moquegua |
| Founded | May 26, 1970 |
| Capital | Ilo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gerardo Felipe Carpio Díaz (2019-2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,380.68 km2 (533.08 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 63,037 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 1803 |
The Ilo Province is one of three provinces that make up the Moquegua Region in Peru. The province is the largest mining center in all of the southern Peru area. [1] [2]
The province borders the Mariscal Nieto Province to the north, the Jorge Basadre Province to the east and southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the south and west, and the Islay Province to the northwest.
It extends north–south through the region's coastal area, forming a bay.
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, the Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática estimates the province's population to be 68,363.
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%).
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 the Arequipa Region (15.3%).
The population is spread out, with
The Ilo Province is divided into three districts (Spanish : distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parentheses, are:
Peru is a country on the central western coast of South America facing the Pacific Ocean. It lies wholly in the Southern Hemisphere, its northernmost extreme reaching to 1.8 minutes of latitude or about 3.3 kilometres (2.1 mi) south of the equator. Peru shares land borders with Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, and Chile, with its longest land border shared with Brazil.
Moquegua is a department and region in southern Peru that extends from the coast to the highlands. Its capital is the city of Moquegua, which is among the main Peruvian cities for its high rates of GDP and national education.
Puno is a department and region in southeastern Peru. It is the fifth largest department in Peru, after Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It is bordered by Bolivia on the east, the departments of Madre de Dios on the north, Cusco and Arequipa on the west, Moquegua on the southwest, and Tacna on the south. Its capital is the city of Puno, which is located on Lake Titicaca in the geographical region known as the Altiplano or high sierra.
Tumbes is a coastal department and region in northwestern Peru bordering Ecuador. Due to the region's location near the Equator it has a warm climate, with beaches that are considered among the finest in Peru. Despite its small area, the region contains a wide variety of ecosystems. It is the smallest department in Peru and its third least populous department after Moquegua and Madre de Dios, but it is also its third most densely populated department, after La Libertad and Lambayeque.
Ucayali is an inland department and region of Peru. Located in the Amazon rainforest, its name is derived from the Ucayali River. Its capital is the city of Pucallpa. It is the second largest department in Peru, after Loreto, and it is slightly larger than South Korea.
Arequipa is a province in the Arequipa Region, Peru. Its capital, Arequipa, is Peru's second most populous province of Peru. It borders the provinces of Islay, Camaná, Caylloma, and the Cusco and Puno regions. According to INEI in the year 2014 it has a population of 958.351 people.
Ilo is a port city in southern Peru, with 66,118 inhabitants. It is the second largest city in the Moquegua Region and capital of the Ilo Province.
Maynas is one of the eight provinces in the Loreto Region in northeastern Peru. Its capital, Iquitos, is also Loreto's regional capital and the largest city in the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest.
Coronel Portillo is the second largest of four provinces in the Ucayali Region in Peru. Its capital is Pucallpa.
Candarave Province is the smallest of four provinces in the Tacna Region in southern Peru. Its capital is Candarave.
Jorge Basadre Province is one of four provinces in the Tacna Region in southern Peru. Its capital is Locumba. The province was created on April 21, 1988 and is named after Jorge Basadre Grohmann, the country's most notable historian.
Tarata is one of four provinces in the Tacna Region in southern Peru. Its capital is Tarata city.
The Mariscal Nieto Province is the largest of three provinces that make up the Moquegua Region of Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Moquegua.
Purús Province is one of four provinces in the Ucayali Region, in the central Amazon rainforest of Peru. The Purus River runs through it.
Canas Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
Canchis Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
La Convención Province is the largest of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
Paucartambo Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
Quispicanchi Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
El Algarrobal District is one of three districts of the province Ilo in Peru.
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