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Ucayali is an inland region in Peru . Located in the Amazon Rainforest , its name is derived from the Ucayali River. The Regional Capital is the city of Pucallpa . GEOGRAPHY Boundaries The Ucayali Region is bordered by the Brazil ian state of Acre on the east; the region of Madre De Dios on the southeast; Cusco on the south; Junín , Pasco and Huánuco on the west; and Loreto on the north. DEMOGRAPHICS Population According to the 1993 Census , the Ucayali Region has a population of 314,810 inhabitants, 52.4% of which (164,826) are male and 47.6% (149,984) are female. As Of 2002 , the Instituto Nacional De Estadística E Informática esimates the region's population to be 468,922. Languages Spanish is spoken at home by 86.5% of the population; while 2.3% speak Quechua and 0.5% speak Aymara . Other Indigenous languages are spoken by 9.7% of the population and 0.2% speak foreign languages. Immigration Persons originating from other regions of the country make up 34.7% of the population and 0.2% of residents were born abroad. The largest immigrant groups come from the Loreto Region (12.5% of the total population). Age The population is spread out with 53.9% under the age of 20, 9.3% from 20 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 8.8% from 45 to 64, and 2.5% who are 65 years of age or older. Education Secondary Education has been attended by 29% of the population and 2.3% also have graduated from non- University higher education, while 1.7% have complete university studies. 49.3% only have attended Primary Education and 9.1% have not had any education. The Illiteracy rate in the region is 14.2% POLITICAL DIVISION The region is divided into 4 provinces ( Spanish : ''provincias'', singular: ''provincia''), which are composed of 14 districts (''distritos'', singular: ''distrito''). Provinces The provinces, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:
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