Department of Ucayali

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Ucayali Departamento de Ucayali (Spanish)
Department
Flag Seal
Location of the Ucayali department in Peru
Coordinates: 9°58′S 73°11′W / 9.96°S 73.19°W / -9.96; -73.19
Country	Peru
Subdivisions	4 provinces and 14 districts
Largest city	Pucallpa
Capital	Pucallpa
Government
• Governor	Francisco Pezo Torres (2019–2022)
Area
• Total	101,830.64 km2 (39,317.03 sq mi)
Elevation (Capital)	120 m (390 ft)
Highest elevation	350 m (1,150 ft)
Lowest elevation	135 m (443 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Total	496,459
• Density	4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
UBIGEO	25
Dialing code	061
ISO 3166 code	PE-UCA
Principal resources	Wood, fruit.
Poverty rate	33.5%
Percentage of Peru's GDP	0.85%
Website	www.regionucayali.gob.pe

Ucayali (Spanish pronunciation:

Geography

Boundaries

The department of Ucayali is bordered by the

As of 2002[update], the Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática estimated the department's population to be 468,922.

Languages

Secondary education has been attended by 29% of the population and 2.3% also have graduated from non-university higher education, while 1.7% have complete university studies. 49.3% only have attended primary education and 9.1% have not had any education.

The

Political division

The department is divided into 4 provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular: provincia), which are composed of 14 districts (distritos, singular: distrito).

Provinces

The provinces, with their capitals in parentheses, are:

• Atalaya (Atalaya)
• Coronel Portillo (Pucallpa)
• Padre Abad (Aguaytía)
• Purús (Esperanza
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• El Sira Communal Reserve
• Gran Pajonal
• Purús Communal Reserve
• Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pucallpa

References

External links

• (in Spanish) Gobierno Regional de Ucayali Archived 2021-02-13 at the Wayback Machine – Ucayali Regional Government website