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Not to be confused with Islay. Province in Arequipa, Peru
Islay
Province
Coat of arms of IslayCoat of arms
Location of Islay in the Arequipa RegionLocation of Islay in the Arequipa Region
CountryPeru
RegionArequipa
CapitalMollendo
Government
 • MayorEdgar Augusto Rivera Cervera
(2019-2022)
Area
 • Total3,886.49 km (1,500.58 sq mi)
Population
 • Total52,034
 • Density13/km (35/sq mi)
UBIGEO0407
WebsiteOfficial Website

Islay Province is the smallest of eight provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru.

Political division

The province is divided into six districts which are:

Ethnic groups

The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Aymara and Quechua descent. Spanish, however, is the language which the majority of the population (85.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.59% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language and 3.24% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).

Sources

  1. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

External links

17°01′11″S 72°00′58″W / 17.019836°S 72.016052°W / -17.019836; -72.016052


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