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.
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 | 3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 1009 |
Boundaries
edit- North: Ucayali Region
- East: Ucayali Region
- South: Pasco Region
- West: Leoncio Prado Province
Languages
editAccording 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
editThe province is divided into five districts:
Places of interest
edit- El Sira Communal Reserve
- Mayantuyacu natural retreat
- Santuario Huishtin - traditional Amazonian Healing Centre and Nature Reserve
Notes
edit- A species of oribatid mite, Rhynchoppia puertoincaensis was discovered in Puerto Inca province and named after the area in 2017[3]
References
edit- ^ Nalvarte, W.; Sabogal, C.; Galvan, O.; Marmillod, D.; Angulo, W.; Cordova, N.; Colan, V. (2004). "Silvicultura en la Amazonia Peruana: diagnostico de experiencias en la region ucanyali y la provincia de Puerto Inca" (in Spanish).
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Irie, Toraji; Himel, William (1952). "History of Japanese Migration to Peru, Part III (Conclusion)". The Hispanic American Historical Review. 32 (1): 73–82. doi:10.2307/2508910. ISSN 0018-2168.
- ^ Ermilov, S. G.; Friedrich, S. (2017-06-01). "Oribatid mites of the superfamily Trizetoidea Ewing, 1917 (Acari, Oribatida) from Peru". Entomological Review. 97 (3): 372–382. doi:10.1134/S0013873817030101. ISSN 1555-6689.
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