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Province in Ucayali, Peru
Coronel Portillo
Province
Coat of arms of Coronel PortilloCoat of arms
Location of Coronel Portillo in the Ucayali RegionLocation of Coronel Portillo in the Ucayali Region
CountryPeru
RegionUcayali
CapitalPucallpa
Government
 • MayorSegundo Leónidas Pérez Collazos
(2019-2022)
Area
 • Total36,235.95 km (13,990.78 sq mi)
Population
 • Total384,168
 • Density11/km (27/sq mi)
UBIGEO2501
Websitewww.mpcp.gob.pe

Coronel Portillo is the second largest of four provinces in the Ucayali Region in Peru. Its capital is Pucallpa.

Languages

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.

Political division

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:

Places of interest

Atalaya
Coronel Portillo
Padre Abad
Purús


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


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