Castilla Province

Castilla Province is one of eight provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru. It was named after Ramón Castilla.

Castilla
Province
Coropuna as seen from Tipan
Coropuna as seen from Tipan
Flag of Castilla
Flag
Coat of arms of Castilla
Coat of arms
Location of Castilla in the Arequipa Region
Location of Castilla in the Arequipa Region
CountryPeru
RegionArequipa
Founded1854
CapitalAplao
Government
 • MayorGilder Edy Medina Collado (2007)
Area
 • Total6,914.48 km2 (2,669.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total36,568
 • Density5.3/km2 (14/sq mi)
UBIGEO0404
Websitewww.municipiocastilla.gob.pe

Geography

The Chila mountain range traverses the province. One of the highest mountains of the province is Coropuna at 6,425 m (21,079 ft) above sea level. Other mountains are listed below:[1]

Machuqucha is one of the largest lakes of the province.[1]

Political division

The province is divided into fourteen districts which are, with its capital in parentheses:

Ethnic groups

The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Aymara and Quechua descent, as well as European descendants of Spanish settlers. Spanish, is the language which the majority of the population (79.72%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.52% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language and 1.51% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

Sources
  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Caylloma Province 1 and 2 (Arequipa Region)
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

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