Purús Province

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Purus
Location of Purus in the Ucayali region
Country	Peru
Region	Ucayali
Founded	July 02, 1943
Capital	Esperanza
Area
Area Elevation (capital)	17,847.76 km2
Population (as of the 2005 Census)
Population  - Total  - Density	3,485 (2005 census) 0.2/km²
Mayor	Emilio Montes Bardales (2007-2010)
Subdivisions	1 districts
UBIGEO	2504
Official website
www.munipurus.gob.pe

Purus is one of four provinces in the Ucayali Region, in the central Amazon rainforest of Peru.

[edit] Political division

The province is conformed by one district (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The district, with its capital in parenthesis, is:

• Purus (Esperanza)

v • d • e Districts of Ucayali Region | Peru Atalaya Raymondi | Sepahua | Tahuania | Yurua Coronel Portillo Calleria | Campoverde | Iparia | Manantay | Masisea | Nueva Requena | Yarinacocha Padre Abad Curimana | Irazola | Padre Abad Purus Purus