Leoncio Prado province
Leoncio Prado | |
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The town Tingo María with the mountains named "The Sleeping Beauty" in the background | |
Location of Leoncio Prado in the Huánuco Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Huánuco |
| Capital | Tingo María |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Miguel Angel Meza Malpartida |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,952.99 km2 (1,912.36 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 127,793 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (67/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 1006 |
| Website | www |
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.