Puerto Inca province
Province in Huánuco, Peru
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Puerto Inca is the largest of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru.[1] The capital of this province is the city of Puerto Inca.
Puerto Inca | |
|---|---|
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 | 3.2024/km2 (8.2941/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 1009 |
Boundaries
- North: Ucayali Region
- East: Ucayali Region
- South: Pasco Region
- West: Leoncio Prado Province
Languages
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]
Political division
The province is divided into five districts:
- Codo del Pozuzo (Codo del Pozuzo)
- Honoria (Honoria)
- Puerto Inca
- Tournavista (Tournavista)
- Yuyapichis (Yuyapichis)
Places of interest
- El Sira Communal Reserve
- Mayantuyacu natural retreat
- Santuario Huishtin – traditional Amazonian Healing Centre and Nature Reserve
Notes
- A species of oribatid mite, Rhynchoppia puertoincaensis was discovered in Puerto Inca province and named after the area in 2017[3]
