Puerto Inca | |
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Pachitea River near Nueva Honoria, Honoria District | |
![]() Location of Puerto Inca in the
Huánuco Region | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Huánuco |
Capital | Puerto Inca |
Government | |
• Mayor | Melanio Leonidas Nuñez Vera |
Area | |
• Total | 9,913.94 km2 (3,827.79 sq mi) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 31,748 |
• Density | 3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi) |
UBIGEO | 1009 |
The Puerto Inca Province is the largest of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. [1] The capital of this province is the city of Puerto Inca.
According to the 2007 census, Spanish was spoken by 89.5% of the population as their first language, while 5.5% spoke Quechua, 1.9% spoke Asháninka, 0.3% spoke Aymara, 2.6% spoke other indigenous languages and 0.0% spoke foreign languages.
In the early 20th century, a number of Japanese migrated to the area and established the Kudo and Taba settlements for rice and coffee cultivation. [2]
The province is divided into five districts:
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Puerto Inca | |
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Pachitea River near Nueva Honoria, Honoria District | |
![]() Location of Puerto Inca in the
Huánuco Region | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Huánuco |
Capital | Puerto Inca |
Government | |
• Mayor | Melanio Leonidas Nuñez Vera |
Area | |
• Total | 9,913.94 km2 (3,827.79 sq mi) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 31,748 |
• Density | 3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi) |
UBIGEO | 1009 |
The Puerto Inca Province is the largest of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. [1] The capital of this province is the city of Puerto Inca.
According to the 2007 census, Spanish was spoken by 89.5% of the population as their first language, while 5.5% spoke Quechua, 1.9% spoke Asháninka, 0.3% spoke Aymara, 2.6% spoke other indigenous languages and 0.0% spoke foreign languages.
In the early 20th century, a number of Japanese migrated to the area and established the Kudo and Taba settlements for rice and coffee cultivation. [2]
The province is divided into five districts:
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9°40′31″S 75°27′01″W / 9.67528°S 75.45028°W