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| Ucayali Region | |
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| President | Edwin Vásquez López |
| Capital | Pucallpa |
| Largest city | Pucallpa |
| Area | 101,830.64 km² |
| Population (as of the 2005 Census) | |
| Population - Total - Density |
402,445 4/km² |
| Subdivisions | 4 provinces and 14 districts |
| Elevation - Capital - Lowest - Highest |
120 metres (394 ft) 135 m (Nueva Requena) 350 m (Esperanza) |
| Main resources | Wood, fruit. |
| Poverty rate | 70.5% |
| Percentage of country's GDP | 0.85% |
| Codes | |
| Dialing code | 061 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-UCA |
| UBIGEO | 25 |
| Official website | |
| www.regionucayali.gob.pe | |
Ucayali is an inland region in Peru. Located in the Amazon rainforest, its name is derived from the Ucayali River. The regional capital is the city of Pucallpa.
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Geography
Boundaries
The Ucayali Region is bordered by the Brazilian state of Acre on the east; the region of Madre de Dios on the southeast; Cusco on the south; Junín, Pasco and Huánuco on the west; and Loreto on the north.
Demographics
Population
According to the 1993 Census, the Ucayali Region has a population of 314,810 inhabitants, 52.4% of which (164,826) are male and 47.6% (149,984) are female.
As of 2002, the Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática esimates the region's population to be 468,922.
Languages
Spanish is spoken at home by 86.5% of the population; while 2.3% speak Quechua and 0.5% speak Aymara. Other indigenous languages are spoken by 9.7% of the population and 0.2% speak foreign languages.
Immigration
Persons originating from other regions of the country make up 34.7% of the population and 0.2% of residents were born abroad.
The largest immigrant groups come from the Loreto Region (12.5% of the total population).
Age
The population is spread out with 53.9% under the age of 20, 9.3% from 20 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 8.8% from 45 to 64, and 2.5% who are 65 years of age or older.
Education
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 illiteracy rate in the region is 14.2%
Political division
The region 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 parenthesis, are:
External links
- (Spanish) Gobierno Regional de Ucayali - Ucayali Regional Government website
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