El Collao province

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.

El Collao
Province
Flag Coat of arms
Location of El Collao in the Puno Region
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Founded	1992
Capital	Ilave
Area
• Total	5,600.51 km2 (2,162.37 sq mi)
Population
• Total	76,749
• Density	14/km2 (35/sq mi)
UBIGEO	2105

Political division

The province measures 5,600.51 square kilometres (2,162.37 sq mi) and is divided into five districts:

District	Mayor	Capital	Ubigeo
Capazo	Eulario Modesto Mayta Ccollo	Capazo	210502
Conduriri	Pedro Montalico Quenta	Conduriri	210505
Ilave	Fortunato Calli Incacutipa	Ilave	210501
Pilcuyo	Isidro Lupaca Ticona	Pilcuyo	210503
Santa Rosa	Ismael Acero Mamani	Mazo Cruz	210504

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]

See also

• Lurisquta
• Qillqatani
• Q'axilu