Leoncio Prado Province
| Leoncio Prado Province | |||
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 Location of the province in the Huánuco region |
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| Country | Peru | ||
| region | Huánuco | ||
| Seat | Tingo María | ||
| surface | 4953 km² | ||
| Residents | 127,793 (2017) | ||
| density | 26 inhabitants per km² | ||
| founding | May 27, 1952 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-HUC | ||
| Website | www.munitingomaria.gob.pe/mplp/ (Spanish) | ||
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| Alkalis | Miguel Ángel Meza Malpartida (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 9 ° 4 ′ S , 76 ° 2 ′ W
The Leoncio Prado Province is a province in the Huánuco Department in central Peru . The province was founded on May 27, 1952. It was named after Leoncio Prado (1853-1883), a Peruvian military man who died in the Battle of Huamachuco. The province is 4952.99 km² in size. The number of inhabitants was 127,793 in 2017. The capital of the province is Tingo María .
Geographical location
The province of Leoncio Prado stretches along an 85 km stretch of river on the upper reaches of the Río Huallaga . The Peruvian Central Cordillera rises to the west and the Eastern Peruvian Cordillera to the east .
Administrative division
The province of Leoncio Prado is divided into the following 10 districts ( distritos ) (as of 2016). The Rupa-Rupa district is the seat of the provincial administration.
State of emergency 2011
On September 14, 2011, the Peruvian government declared a 60-day state of emergency in the province of Leoncio Prado and in the neighboring districts of Cholón and Monzón due to the activities of former members of the Sendero Luminoso (“Shining Path”) organization in the region.
Individual evidence
- ^ Leoncio Prado, Province in Huánuco Region . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ↑ Peru imposes a state of emergency. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . September 14, 2011, accessed September 14, 2011 .
