Area 4,953 km² | UBIGEO 1006 Region Huánuco Region | |
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The Leoncio Prado Province is one of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Tingo María.
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Map of Leoncio Prado Province, Peru
The province was named after the Peruvian mariner Leoncio Prado Gutiérrez.
Boundaries
Political division
The province is divided into six districts, which are:
Ethnic groups
The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (91.42%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.23 % of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census).
References
Leoncio Prado Province Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA