Puerto Inca Province

Province in Huánuco, Peru

(2005 census)

• Total31,748 • Density3.2/km² (8.3/sq mi)UBIGEO1009

The Puerto Inca Province is the largest of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru.^[1] 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.^[2]

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^[3]

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.