Ilo province

Ilo
Province
Flag Coat of arms
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

Ilo is one of three provinces that make up the Moquegua Region in Peru. The province is the largest mining center in all of southern Peru.^[1][2]

The province borders the province of Mariscal Nieto to the north, the province of Jorge Basadre to the east and southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the south and west, and the province of Islay to the northwest.

It extends north–south through the region's coastal area, forming a bay.

According to the 1993 Census, the province has a population of 51,481 inhabitants, 52.4% of whom (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

• 42.4% under the age of 20,
• 10.9% from 20 to 24,
• 31.2% from 25 to 44,
• 12.9% from 45 to 64, and
• 2.6% who are 65 years of age or older.

The province of Ilo 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:

• El Algarrobal (El Algarrobal)
• Ilo (Ilo)
• Pacocha (Pueblo Nuevo)

• Administrative divisions of Peru

• Southern Copper

17°38′S 71°20′W / 17.633°S 71.333°W / -17.633; -71.333

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