Coronel Portillo province
Province in Ucayali, Peru From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Coronel Portillo is the second largest of four provinces in the Ucayali Region in Peru. Its capital is Pucallpa.
Coronel Portillo | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Coronel Portillo in the Ucayali Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Ucayali |
| Capital | Pucallpa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Segundo Leónidas Pérez Collazos (2019-2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 36,235.95 km2 (13,990.78 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 384,168 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 2501 |
| Website | www.mpcp.gob.pe |
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 parentheses, are:
- Callería (Pucallpa)
- Campoverde (Campoverde)
- Iparía (Iparia)
- Manantay (San Fernando)
- Masisea (Masisea)
- Yarinacocha (Puerto Callao)
- Nueva Requena (Nueva Requena)
Places of interest
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