Ilo Province

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**Provincia de Ilo**
Location in the Moquegua Region
Country Region	Peru Moquegua
Founded
Capital	Ilo
Area	1,380.68 km²
Population - Total - Density	68,363 (2005 estim.) 46.6/km²
Subdivisions	3 districts

Ilo is a province in the Moquegua Region in southern Peru. Its capital is the port city of Ilo.

The province is the largest mining center in all of the southern Peru area.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Political division
4 External links

[edit] Geography

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.

[edit] Demographics

[edit] Population

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 esimates the province's population to be 68,363.

[edit] Languages

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%).

[edit] Immigration

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%).

[edit] Age

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.

Map of the province showing its districts

[edit] Political division

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 parenthesis, are: