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Coronel Portillo Province

Coordinates: 8°23′00″S 74°33′00″W / 8.3833°S 74.5500°W / -8.3833; -74.5500
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Coronel Portillo
Coat of arms of Coronel Portillo
Location of Coronel Portillo in the Ucayali Region
Location of Coronel Portillo in the Ucayali Region
CountryPeru
RegionUcayali
CapitalPucallpa
Government
 • MayorSegundo Leónidas Pérez Collazos
(2019-2022)
Area
 • Total
36,235.95 km2 (13,990.78 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
384,168
 • Density11/km2 (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

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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

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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

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