Puerto Inca 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
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