Purús District

Purús District is the only district of the Purús Province located in the Ucayali Region in Peru.^[1] The Purus River runs through it.

Purus District Distrito de Purus
District
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Location of Purús in Purús Province
Country	Peru
Region	Ucayali
Province	Purús
Founded	July 2, 1943
Capital	Esperanza
Government
• Mayor	Emilio Montes Bardales
Area
• Total	17,847.8 km2 (6,891.1 sq mi)
Elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	3,485
• Density	0.20/km2 (0.51/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	250401

It includes the town of Palestina.