Leoncio Prado is one of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Tingo María.
Leoncio Prado | |
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 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 km2 (1,912.36 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 127,793 |
| • Density | 25.8012/km2 (66.8248/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 1006 |
| Website | www |
The province was named after the Peruvian mariner Leoncio Prado Gutiérrez.
Boundaries
edit- North: San Martín Region
- East: Ucayali Region
- South: provinces of Puerto Inca, Pachitea and Huánuco
- West: provinces of Marañón, Dos de Mayo, Huacaybamba and Huamalíes
Political division
editThe province is divided into six districts, which are:
Ethnic groups
editThe 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
editSources
edit- ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
9°17′24″S 75°59′24″W / 9.29000°S 75.99000°W
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