Purús Province
Purús Province is one of four provinces in the Ucayali Region, in the central Amazon rainforest of Peru. The Purus River runs through it.
- For namesakes, see Purus
Purus | |
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 Location of Purus in the Ucayali Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Ucayali |
| Founded | July 2, 1943 |
| Capital | Esperanza |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Emilio Montes Bardales (2007-10) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17,847.76 km2 (6,891.06 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,746 |
| • Density | 0.21/km2 (0.54/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 2504 |
| Website | www |
The province is conformed by a single district (Spanish: distrito), Purús District, whose capital is Esperanza. The district is headed by an (alcalde (mayor).
Languages
According to the 2007 census, Spanish was spoken by 30.2% of the population as their first language, while 2.3% spoke Asháninka, 0.6% spoke Quechua, 0.2% spoke Aymara, 66.2% spoke other indigenous languages and 0.4% spoke foreign languages.
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| Atalaya | |
| Coronel Portillo | |
| Padre Abad | |
| Purús | |
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