- Maynas Province
Infobox Province Peru
province = Maynas
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region = Loreto
founded =
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capital =Iquitos
elevation = 106
pop = 536,423 (2005 estimate)
density = 4.3
area = 119,859.4
districts = 13
web = www.munimaynas.gob.pe
mayor = Salomon Abensur Diaz
ubigeo = 1601Maynas is a province in the
Loreto Region in northeasternPeru . Its capital,Iquitos , is also Loreto'sregional capital and the largest city in the PeruvianAmazon rainforest .Boundaries
The Maynas Province is bordered by
Ecuador on the northwest,Colombia on the north, northeast and east, the Mariscal Ramón Castilla and Requena provinces on the south, and theLoreto Province on the southwest.Demographics
Population
According to the 1993 Census, the Maynas Province has a population of 393,496 inhabitants, 50.6% of which (199,209) are male and 49.4% (194,287) are female.
As of 2005 , theInstituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática esimates the province's population to be 536,423.Languages
The majority of the province's residents (96%) speak Spanish at home; other languages spoken are Quechua (2%), Aymara (150 speakers, 0.0%), other indigenous languages (0.8%) and foreign languages (0.2%).
Immigration
Persons originating from other regions of the country make up 8.4% of the population and 0.3% of residents were born abroad.
The largest immigrant groups are from the
San Martín Region (2.9% of the total population), theLima Province /Lima Region (1.8%), andUcayali Region (1.3%).Age
The population is spread out with 54.1% under the age of 20, 8.9% from 20 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 9.5% from 45 to 64, and 3% who are 65 years of age or older.
Education
Secondary education has been attended by 28.8% of the population and 2.5% also have graduated from non-university higher education, while 2.6% have complete university studies. 46.7% only have attendedprimary education and 8.5% have not had any education.The
illiteracy rate in the province is 13.1%.Political division
The province is divided into thirteen
district s (Spanish: "distritos", singular: "distrito"), each of which is headed by a mayor ("alcalde"). The districts, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:Districts
* Alto Nanay (
Santa María de Nanay )
* Belén (Belén)
* Fernando Lores (Tamshiyacu )
* Indiana (Indiana)
* Iquitos (Iquitos )
* Las Amazonas (Francisco de Orellana)
* Mazán (Mazán )
* Napo (Santa Clotilde)
* Punchana (Punchana )
* Putumayo (Puca Urco officially ;El Estrecho de facto )
* San Juan Bautista (San Juan Bautista)
* Teniente Manuel Clavero
* Torres Causana (Pantoja )External links
* [http://www.munimaynas.gob.pe Municipalidad Provincial de Maynas] - Maynas provincial municipality
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