Purús Province
Appearance
- For namesakes, see Purus
Purus | |
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![]() 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 | |
• Total | 3,746 |
• Density | 0.21/km2 (0.54/sq mi) |
UBIGEO | 2504 |
Website | www |
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 an (alcalde (mayor).
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.
9°47′55″S 70°45′12″W / 9.79861°S 70.75333°W