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Padre Abad Province

Coordinates: 8°50′S 75°24′W / 8.833°S 75.400°W / -8.833; -75.400
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Padre Abad
Coat of arms of Padre Abad
Location of Padre Abad in the Ucayali Region
Location of Padre Abad in the Ucayali Region
Coordinates: 8°50′S 75°24′W / 8.833°S 75.400°W / -8.833; -75.400
CountryPeru
RegionUcayali
CapitalAguaytía
Government
 • MayorTony Tang Gonzales (2007)
Area
 • Total8,822.5 km2 (3,406.4 sq mi)
Population
2007 census
 • Total50,590
 • Density5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)
UBIGEO2503
Websitepadreabadaguaytia.com

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

Languages

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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.

Political division

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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: