Purús District

Coordinates: 9°47′55″S 70°45′12″W / 9.79861°S 70.75333°W / -9.79861; -70.75333
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Purus
District
Country Peru
RegionUcayali
ProvincePurús
FoundedJuly 2, 1943
CapitalEsperanza
Government
 • MayorEmilio Montes Bardales
Area
 • Total17,847.8 km2 (6,891.1 sq mi)
Elevation
230 m (750 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total3,485
 • Density0.20/km2 (0.51/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO250401

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

  1. ^ Template:Es icon Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
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9°47′55″S 70°45′12″W / 9.79861°S 70.75333°W / -9.79861; -70.75333

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