Purús District

Purus
District
Country	Peru
Region	Ucayali
Province	Purús
Founded	July 2, 1943
Capital	Esperanza
Government
• Mayor	Emilio Montes Bardales
Area
• Total	17,847.8 km² (6,891.1 sq mi)
Elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	3,485
• Density	0.20/km² (0.51/sq mi)
Time zone	PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO	250401

Purús District is the only district of the Purús Province located in the Ucayali Region in Peru.^[1] The Purus River runs through it.

It includes the town of Palestina.

References

↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved April 7, 2008.

Districts of Ucayali Region Peru

Atalaya	Raimondi Sepahua Tahuanía Yurúa

Coronel Portillo	Callería Campoverde Iparía Manantay Masisea Nueva Requena Yarinacocha

Padre Abad	Curimaná Irazola Padre Abad

Purús	Purús

Coordinates: 9°47′55″S 70°45′12″W / 9.79861°S 70.75333°W / -9.79861; -70.75333

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