Coronel Portillo Province

Coronel Portillo
Province

Coat of arms

Location of Coronel Portillo in the Ucayali Region
Country Peru
Region Ucayali
Capital Pucallpa
Government
  Mayor Luis Valdez Villacorta (2007)
Area
  Total 36,235.95 km2 (13,990.78 sq mi)
Population 2007 census
  Total 333,890
  Density 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
UBIGEO 2501
Website www.mpcp.gob.pe

Coronel Portillo is the second largest of four provinces in the Ucayali Region in Peru. Its capital is Pucallpa.

Languages

According to the 2007 census, 92.8% of the population spoke Spanish as their first language, while 0.8% spoke Quechua, 0.5% spoke Asháninka, 0.1% spoke Aymara and 5.7% spoke other indigenous languages.

Political division

The province is divided into seven districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:

Places of interest

Coordinates: 8°23′00″S 74°33′00″W / 8.3833°S 74.5500°W / -8.3833; -74.5500

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