Leoncio Prado province

Leoncio Prado
Province
The town Tingo María with the mountains named "The Sleeping Beauty" in the background
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Leoncio Prado in the Huánuco Region
Country	Peru
Region	Huánuco
Capital	Tingo María
Government
• Mayor	Miguel Angel Meza Malpartida
Area
• Total	4,952.99 km^2 (1,912.36 sq mi)
Population
• Total	127,793
• Density	26/km^2 (67/sq mi)
UBIGEO	1006
Website	www.municipalidadtingomaria.com

The Leoncio Prado Province is one of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Tingo María.

The province was named after the Peruvian mariner Leoncio Prado Gutiérrez.

Boundaries

• North: San Martín Region
• East: Ucayali Region
• South: Puerto Inca Province, Pachitea Province and Huánuco Province
• West: Marañón Province, Dos de Mayo Province, Huacaybamba Province and Huamalíes Province

Political division

The province is divided into six districts, which are:

• Daniel Alomías Robles (Pumahuasi)
• Hermilio Valdizán (Hermilio Valdizán)
• José Crespo y Castillo (Aucayacu)
• Luyando (Naranjillo)
• Mariano Dámaso Beraun (las Palmas)
• Rupa-Rupa (Tingo María)

Ethnic groups

The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (91.42%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.23 % of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census).^[1]

See also

• Pumarinri

Sources

1. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

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