Ucayali Province
| Ucayali Province | |
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 Location of the province in the Loreto region |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Loreto |
| Seat | Contamana |
| surface | 29,293 km² |
| Residents | 54,637 (2017) |
| density | 1.9 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | January 21, 1807 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-LOR |
| Website | muniucayali.gob.pe (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcalde Provincial | Héctor Soto García (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 7 ° 17 ′ S , 75 ° 22 ′ W
The Ucayali Province is located in the Loreto region in northeastern Peru . The province has an area of 29,293 km². At the 2017 census, 54,637 people lived in the province. Ten years earlier the population was 61,816. The administrative seat is Contamana .
Geographical location
The province of Ucayali is located in the south of the Loreto region in the Amazon lowlands . The Río Ucayali flows through the east of the province in a northerly direction. In the west, the province extends to the Cordillera Azul , a mountain range of the Peruvian Eastern Cordillera . The province of Ucayali borders the province Requena to the north and east, the Ucayali region to the south and the San Martín region to the west .
Administrative division
Ucayali Province is divided into six districts. The Contamana district is the seat of the provincial administration.
| District | Administrative headquarters |
|---|---|
| Contamana | Contamana |
| Inahuaya | Inahuaya |
| Padre Marquez | Tiruntan |
| Pampa Hermosa | Pampa Hermosa |
| Sarayacu | Dos de Mayo |
| Vargas Guerra | Orellana |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Ucayali, Province in Loreto Region . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved November 30, 2019.