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Coronel Portillo | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Ucayali |
Capital | Pucallpa |
Government | |
• Mayor | Segundo Leónidas Pérez Collazos (2019-2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 36,235.95 km2 (13,990.78 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 384,168 |
• Density | 11/km2 (27/sq mi) |
UBIGEO | 2501 |
Website | www.mpcp.gob.pe |
Coronel Portillo is the second largest of four provinces in the Ucayali Region in Peru. Its capital is Pucallpa.
According to the 2007 census, 92.8% of the population spoke Spanish as their first language, while 0.8% spoke Quechua, 0.5% spoke Asháninka, 0.1% spoke Aymara and 5.7% spoke other indigenous languages.
The province is divided into seven districts (Spanish : distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parentheses, are:
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