Purús District

Purús District is the only district of the Purús Province located in the Ucayali Region in Peru.[1] The Purus River runs through it.

Purus District

Distrito de Purus
Country Peru
RegionUcayali
ProvincePurús
FoundedJuly 2, 1943
CapitalEsperanza
Government
  MayorEmilio Montes Bardales
Area
  Total17,847.8 km2 (6,891.1 sq mi)
Elevation
230 m (750 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
  Total3,485
  Density0.20/km2 (0.51/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO250401

It includes the town of Palestina.

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.


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