Puerto Inca Province
The Puerto Inca Province is the largest of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Puerto Inca.
Boundaries
- North: Ucayali Region
- East: Ucayali Region
- South: Pasco Region
- West: Leoncio Prado Province
Languages
According to the 2007 census, Spanish was spoken by 89.5% of the population as their first language, while 5.5% spoke Quechua, 1.9% spoke Asháninka, 0.3% spoke Aymara, 2.6% spoke other indigenous languages and 0.0% spoke foreign languages.
In the early 20th century, a number of Japanese migrated to the area and established the Kudo and Taba settlements for rice and coffee cultivation.
Political division
The province is divided into five districts:
- Codo del Pozuzo (Codo del Pozuzo)
- Honoria (Honoria)
- Puerto Inca
- Tournavista (Tournavista)
- Yuyapichis (Yuyapichis)
Places of interest
- El Sira Communal Reserve
- Mayantuyacu natural retreat
- Santuario Huishtin - traditional Amazonian Healing Centre and Nature Reserve
Notes
- A species of oribatid mite, Rhynchoppia puertoincaensis was discovered in Puerto Inca province and named after the area in 2017
References
- ^ Nalvarte, W.; Sabogal, C.; Galvan, O.; Marmillod, D.; Angulo, W.; Cordova, N.; Colan, V. (2004). "Silvicultura en la Amazonia Peruana: diagnostico de experiencias en la region ucanyali y la provincia de Puerto Inca" (in Spanish).
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Irie, Toraji; Himel, William (1952). "History of Japanese Migration to Peru, Part III (Conclusion)". The Hispanic American Historical Review. 32 (1): 73–82. doi:10.2307/2508910. ISSN 0018-2168.
- ^ Ermilov, S. G.; Friedrich, S. (2017-06-01). "Oribatid mites of the superfamily Trizetoidea Ewing, 1917 (Acari, Oribatida) from Peru". Entomological Review. 97 (3): 372–382. doi:10.1134/S0013873817030101. ISSN 1555-6689.
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