The Leoncio Prado Province is one of eleven

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of the

Huánuco Region Huánuco (; qu, Wanuku) is a city in central Peru. It had a population of 196,627 as of 2017 and in 2015 it had a population of 175,068. It is the capital of the Huánuco Region and the Huánuco District. It is the seat of the diocese of Huán ...

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. The capital of this province is the city of

Tingo María Tingo María is the capital of Leoncio Prado Province in the Huánuco Region in central Peru. It has a population of 46,191 inhabitants ( 2017 census). Tingo María was considered unreachable until 1936, when the Montaña Road reached the settle ...

. The province was named after the Peruvian mariner

Leoncio Prado Gutiérrez Leoncio Prado Gutiérrez (25 August 1853 – 15 July 1883), was a Peruvian soldier and adventurer who participated in various military actions against Spain; in Cuba and the Philippines in the 1870s. He also participated in other wars such as t ...

Boundaries

*North: San Martín Region *East:

Ucayali Region Ucayali () is an inland department and region of Peru. Located in the Amazon rainforest, its name is derived from the Ucayali River. Its capital is the city of Pucallpa. It is the second largest department in Peru, after Loreto. Geography ...

*South:

Puerto Inca Province The Puerto Inca Province is the largest of eleven Provinces of Peru, 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 *W ...

Pachitea Province The Pachitea Province is one of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is Panao. Boundaries *North: Huánuco Province *East: Puerto Inca Province *South: Pasco Region *West: Ambo Province Geography Some o ...

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Huánuco Province The Huánuco Province is one of 11 provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Huánuco. History Geography Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: Political division The p ...

*West:

Marañón Province The Marañón Province is one of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Huacrachuco. The province has a population of 23,000 inhabitants as of 2002. Boundaries *North: La Libertad Region, Sa ...

Dos de Mayo Province The Dos de Mayo Province (literally ''May 2'') is one of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of La Unión. Boundaries *North: Huamalíes Province *East: Leoncio Prado Province *South: Huánuco ...

Huacaybamba Province The Huacaybamba Province is one of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Huacaybamba. Boundaries *North: Marañón Province *East: Leoncio Prado Province *South: Huamalíes Province *West: Anc ...

and

Huamalíes Province The Huamalíes Province is one of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Llata. Boundaries *North: Huacaybamba Province *East: Leoncio Prado Province *South: Dos de Mayo Province *West: Ancas ...

Political division

The province is divided into six districts, which are: * Daniel Alomías Robles (

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Ethnic groups

The province is inhabited by

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citizens of

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descent.

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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

language (

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Sources

Provinces of the Huánuco Region {{Huánuco-geo-stub

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Political division

Ethnic groups

See also

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