Padre Abad Province

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Padre Abad
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Location of Padre Abad in the Ucayali Region
Coordinates: 8°50′S75°24′W / 8.833°S 75.400°W / -8.833; -75.400
Country Peru
Region Ucayali
Capital Aguaytía
Government
  MayorTony Tang Gonzales (2007)
Area
  Total8,822.5 km2 (3,406.4 sq mi)
Population
2007 census
  Total50,590
  Density5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)
UBIGEO 2503
Website padreabadaguaytia.com

Padre Abad is the smallest of four provinces in the Ucayali Region, in the central Amazon rainforest of Peru.

Languages

According to the 2007 census, 89.4% of the population spoke Spanish as their first language, while 6.3% spoke Quechua, 0.1% spoke Asháninka, 0.1% spoke Aymara, 3.9% spoke other indigenous languages and 0.0% spoke foreign languages.

Political division

The province is divided into three 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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