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Coronel Portillo Province

Coronel Portillo
Province
Coat of arms of Coronel Portillo
Coat of arms
Location of Coronel Portillo in the Ucayali Region
Location of Coronel Portillo in the Ucayali Region
Country Peru
Region Ucayali
Capital Pucallpa
Government
 • Mayor Luis Valdez Villacorta (2007)
Area
 • Total 36,235.95 km2 (13,990.78 sq mi)
Population 2007 census
 • Total 333,890
 • Density 9.2/km2 (24/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 parenthesis, are:


Coordinates: 8°23′00″S 74°33′00″W / 8.3833°S 74.5500°W / -8.3833; -74.5500


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