Purús province

Purus
Province
Location of Purus in the Ucayali Region
Location of Purus in the Ucayali Region
CountryPeru
RegionUcayali
FoundedJuly 2, 1943
CapitalEsperanza
UBIGEO2504
Websitewww.munipurus.gob.pe

Purús is one of four provinces in the Ucayali Region, in the central Amazon rainforest of Peru. In 2022 it had a population of 3,270.[1] The Purus River runs through it.

References

  1. ^ "Peru: Administrative Division (Regions and Provinces) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2025-06-19.

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


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