Padre Abad Province
Padre Abad | ||
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Province | ||
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Location of Padre Abad in the Ucayali Region | ||
Country | Peru | |
Region | Ucayali | |
Capital | Aguaytía | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Tony Tang Gonzales (2007) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 8,822.5 km2 (3,406.4 sq mi) | |
Population (2005 census) | ||
• Total | 44,310 | |
• Density | 5.0/km2 (13/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 parenthesis, are:
- Curimaná (Curimaná)
- Irazola (San Alejandro)
- Padre Abad (Aguaytía)
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