Coronel Portillo province

Coronel Portillo
Province
Coat of arms
Location of Coronel Portillo in the Ucayali Region
Country	Peru
Region	Ucayali
Capital	Pucallpa
Government
• Mayor	Segundo Leónidas Pérez Collazos (2019-2022)
Area
• Total	36,235.95 km2 (13,990.78 sq mi)
Population
• Total	384,168
• Density	11/km2 (27/sq mi)
UBIGEO	2501
Website	www.mpcp.gob.pe

Coronel Portillo is the second largest of four provinces in the Ucayali Region in Peru. Its capital is Pucallpa.

Languages

According to the 2007 census, 92.8% of the population spoke Spanish as their first language, while 0.8% spoke Quechua, 0.5% spoke Asháninka, 0.1% spoke Aymara and 5.7% spoke other indigenous languages.

History

The province was created in 1943 within the jurisdiction of the Department of Loreto and initially covered the entire current territory of the Department of Ucayali. The first mayor was Arturo Bartra Flores, who was directly appointed by national authorities due to his notable status as a resident, impeccable conduct, and initiatives for the economic, civic, and social progress of the province. His leadership in municipal administration was limited to the year 1945.

Political division

The province is divided into seven districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parentheses, are:

• Callería (Pucallpa)
• Campoverde (Campoverde)
• Iparía (Iparia)
• Manantay (San Fernando)
• Masisea (Masisea)
• Yarinacocha (Puerto Callao)
• Nueva Requena (Nueva Requena)

Places of interest

• El Sira Communal Reserve
• Yarinaqucha