Purús province - Wikipedia

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Purús is one of four provinces in the Ucayali Region, in the central Amazon rainforest of Peru. In 2022 it had a population of 3,270.^[1] The Purus River runs through it.

Purus
Province
Location of Purus in the Ucayali Region
Country	Peru
Region	Ucayali
Founded	July 2, 1943
Capital	Esperanza
UBIGEO	2504
Website	www.munipurus.gob.pe

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↑ "Peru: Administrative Division (Regions and Provinces) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2025-06-19.

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