Purús District

Purus District
Distrito de Purus
District
Flag of Purus District
Flag
Coat of arms of Purus District
Coat of arms
Location of Purús in Purús Province
Location of Purús in Purús Province
Country Peru
RegionUcayali
ProvincePurús
FoundedJuly 2, 1943
CapitalEsperanza
Government
 • MayorEmilio Montes Bardales
Area
 • Total
17,847.8 km2 (6,891.1 sq mi)
Elevation
230 m (750 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
3,485
 • Density0.20/km2 (0.51/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO250401

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

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.


9°47′55″S 70°45′12″W / 9.79861°S 70.75333°W / -9.79861; -70.75333

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