Leoncio Prado province

Leoncio Prado
The town Tingo María with the mountains named "The Sleeping Beauty" in the background
Location of Leoncio Prado in the Huánuco Region
CountryPeru
RegionHuánuco
CapitalTingo María
Government
  MayorMiguel Angel Meza Malpartida
Area
  Total
4,952.99 km2 (1,912.36 sq mi)
Population
  Total
127,793
  Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
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Websitewww.municipalidadtingomaria.com

Leoncio Prado is one of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Tingo María.

The province was named after the Peruvian mariner Leoncio Prado Gutiérrez.