Melgar | |
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.jpg) 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.
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved January 2, 2008