Padre Abad | |
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Coordinates: 8°50′S 75°24′W / 8.833°S 75.400°W | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Ucayali |
Capital | Aguaytía |
Government | |
• Mayor | Tony Tang Gonzales (2007) |
Area | |
• Total | 8,822.5 km2 (3,406.4 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 50,590 |
• Density | 5.7/km2 (15/sq mi) |
UBIGEO | 2503 |
Website | padreabadaguaytia |
Padre Abad is the smallest of four provinces in the Ucayali Region, in the central Amazon rainforest of Peru.
Languages
According to the 2007 census, 89.4% of the population spoke Spanish as their first language, while 6.3% spoke Quechua, 0.1% spoke Asháninka, 0.1% spoke Aymara, 3.9% spoke other indigenous languages and 0.0% spoke foreign languages.
Political division
The province is divided into three districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parentheses, are:
- Curimaná (Curimaná)
- Irazola (San Alejandro)
- Padre Abad (Aguaytía)
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