Padre Abad is the smallest of four provinces in the Ucayali Region, in the central Amazon rainforest of Peru.

According to the 2007 census, 89.4% of the population spoke Spanish as their first language, while 6.3% spoke Quechua, 0.1% spoke Asháninka, 0.1% spoke Aymara, 3.9% spoke other indigenous languages and 0.0% spoke foreign languages.

The province is divided into three districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parentheses, are:

• Curimaná (Curimaná)
• Irazola (San Alejandro)
• Padre Abad (Aguaytía)