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Melgar
Province
Mountains at the La Raya pass
Location of Melgar in the Puno Region
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Capital	Ayaviri
Government
• Mayor	Esteban Alvarez Ccasa
Area
• Total	6,446.85 km2 (2,489.14 sq mi)
Elevation	3,907 m (12,818 ft)
Population
• Total	67,138
• Density	10/km2 (27/sq mi)
UBIGEO	2108
Website	www.ayaviriweb.com

Melgar Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru.^[1] The capital of the province is the city of Ayaviri.

The Willkanuta range and the La Raya range traverse the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:^[2]

The province measures 6,446.85 square kilometres (2,489.14 sq mi) and is divided into nine districts:

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (70.54%) learnt to speak in childhood, 29.09% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.23% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).^[3]

• Hatun Mayu
• Janq'uquta
• Mawk'allaqta
• Suyt'uqucha

• (in Spanish) Official website

14°52′55″S 70°35′24″W / 14.881822°S 70.590061°W / -14.881822; -70.590061

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