Purús Province

Purus
Province

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 2007 census
  Total 3,746
  Density 0.21/km2 (0.54/sq mi)
UBIGEO 2504
Website www.munipurus.gob.pe

Purús Province is one of four provinces in the Ucayali Region, in the central Amazon rainforest of Peru. The Purus River runs through it.

The province is conformed by a single district (Spanish: distrito), Purús District, whose capital is Esperanza. The district is headed by a mayor (alcalde).

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.

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


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