Country Peru Largest city Pucallpa Area 101,830.64 km2 | Capital Pucallpa | |
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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Map of Ucayali Region
Demographics
According to the 2007 Census, the Ucayali Region has a population of 432,159 inhabitants, 51.4% of which (222,132) are male and 48.6% (210,027) are female.
As of 2002, the Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica estimated the regions population to be 468,922.
Spanish is spoken as a first language by 87.6% of the population, while 4.1% speak Ashaninka, 1.5% speak Quechua and 0.1% speak Aymara. Other indigenous languages, including the Shipibo, are spoken by 6.6% of the population and 0.0% speak foreign languages.
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).
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.
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).
The provinces, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:
- Atalaya (Atalaya)
- Coronel Portillo (Pucallpa)
- Padre Abad (Aguaytia)
- Purus (Esperanza)
Geography
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; Junin, Pasco and Huanuco on the west; and Loreto on the north.