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((Short description|City in Ucayali, Peru))
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'''Pucallpa''' (((IPAc-en|p|ʊ|ˈ|k|æ|l|p|ə)), ((lang-qu|puka allpa|lit=red dirt)); [[Shipibo language|Shipibo]]: ''May Ushin'') is a city in eastern [[Peru]] located on the banks of the [[Ucayali River]], a major tributary of the [[Amazon River]]. It is the capital of the [[Ucayali region]], the [[Coronel Portillo Province]] and the [[Calleria District]].<ref>((Cite web |title=Pucallpa ((!)) Peru ((!)) Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Pucallpa |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en))</ref>

This city is categorized as the only [[metropolis]] in Ucayali, being the largest populated center of the region. According to the ''[[Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática]]'', it is the tenth most populated city in Peru and second largest in the [[Peruvian Amazon]] after [[Iquitos]]. In 2013 it housed a population of 211,611 inhabitants.

Although originally located in the [[Callería District|district of Callería]], in the 1980s it formed a [[conurbation]] with the towns of [[Coronel Portillo Province|Puerto Callao]] ([[Yarinacocha District|district of Yarinacocha]]) and San Fernando ([[Manantay District|district of Manantay]], created in 2000).

Most of the transport to Pucallpa is done through the [[Ucayali River]], located in the central east of Peru and which contains the second most important river port in the [[Amazon rainforest|Amazon]] (behind [[Iquitos]]). The Federico Basadrees highway is the main center of land transportation and connects the northwest of the city with the [[FAP Captain David Abensur Rengifo International Airport|Captain Rolden International Airport]] (''Aeropuerto Internacional Capitán FAP David Abensur Rengifo''), where flights are made to [[Brazil]].((citation needed|date=December 2020))

The economy of Pucallpa is based on trade, the [[Logging|timber industry]] and tourism. Among the main attractions of the city include [[ecotourism|ecological tourism]], such as the ''Parque Natural'', or [[cultural tourism]], in the case of [[shamanism]]. Its main economic activities are fishing, agriculture, livestock and [[Logging|timber extraction]]. In addition, a small [[Petroleum|oil]] refinery near the [[Pachitea River]] and a [[Gasoline|gas]] refinery in the [[Curimaná District]] supply fuel to the city and the center of the country.<ref>((Cite web |title=Pucallpa ((!)) Low Amazon ((!)) Lake Yarinacocha, Ucayali River ((!)) Shipibo ((!)) Sierra del Divisor, Alto Purus |url=https://www.perunorth.com/pucallpa |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Northern Peru & Amazonia Tours ((!)) Kuelap & Gocta ((!)) Amazon River Cruises & Lodges |language=en-US))</ref>

The first human inhabitants of the region were the Pano, who inhabited the entire length of the Ucayali River and its tributaries three millennia before being colonized.

==History and transportation==
Pucallpa was founded in the 1840s by [[Franciscan]] missionaries who settled several families of the [[Shipibo-Conibo]] ethnic group.<ref>((in lang|es)) Alberto Tauro del Pino, ''Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Perú'', vol. XIII, p. 2129.</ref> For several decades it remained a small settlement as it was isolated from the rest of the country by the [[Amazon rainforest]] and the [[Andes]] mountain range. From the 1880s through the 1920s a railway project to connect Pucallpa with the rest of the country via the [[Ferrocarril Central Andino]] was started and dropped several times until it was finally abandoned. Pucallpa's isolation finally ended in 1945 with the completion of a highway to [[Lima]] through [[Tingo Maria]]. The highway allowed the commercialization of regional products to the rest of the country, thus improving the economic outlook of the region and its capital, Pucallpa. However, the heavy rainfalls of the Amazon rainforest remain a problem as they erode the highway and can even undermine it by causing [[flash flood]]s.  Pucallpa is served by air through the [[Captain Rolden International Airport]] and by river through its port ''Pucallpillo'' near the center of the city. During the high water season, the floating ports of ''La Hoyada'' and ''Puerto Italia'' are used for riverine communications. Pucallpa is connected by road to [[Lima]] via [[Huánuco]] and [[Cerro de Pasco]]. The [[San Lorenzo Megaport Project]] proposes to connect Lima with the [[Atlantic]] via a rail connection to Pucallpa and the Amazon.<ref name="Megaport ">((cite web|url=http://www.megapuerto.net/sumario2.htm|title=Executive Summary|work=San Lorenzo Megaport Project|access-date=28 June 2014))</ref>

[[File:Pucallpa Pucallpillo port panorama.jpg|centre|960px]]

== Geography ==
=== Climate ===
Pucallpa has a [[tropical monsoon climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Am'').

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|location = Pucallpa
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|Jan record high C = 42.0
|Feb record high C = 40.8
|Mar record high C = 37.8
|Apr record high C = 37.2
|May record high C = 34.2
|Jun record high C = 36.2
|Jul record high C = 36.5
|Aug record high C = 40.5
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|Jan high C = 31.3
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|Feb low C = 22.3
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|Jun record low C = 12.2
|Jul record low C = 11.1
|Aug record low C = 11.6
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|Oct record low C = 15.0
|Nov record low C = 17.8
|Dec record low C = 17.8
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|Mar rain mm = 191
|Apr rain mm = 163
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|Jun rain mm = 66
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|Sep rain mm = 91
|Oct rain mm = 168
|Nov rain mm = 185
|Dec rain mm = 180
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|Feb rain days = 11
|Mar rain days = 12
|Apr rain days = 12
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|Jun rain days = 6
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|Sep rain days = 7
|Oct rain days = 11
|Nov rain days = 10
|Dec rain days = 11
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|Jan humidity = 87
|Feb humidity = 88
|Mar humidity = 88
|Apr humidity = 88
|May humidity = 87
|Jun humidity = 88
|Jul humidity = 86
|Aug humidity = 84
|Sep humidity = 85
|Oct humidity = 86
|Nov humidity = 87
|Dec humidity = 86
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((cite web
| url = https://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_845150_kt.pdf
| title = Klimatafel von Pucallpa, Prov. Ucayali / Peru
| work = Baseline climate means (1961-1990) from stations all over the world
| publisher = Deutscher Wetterdienst
| language = de
| access-date = 18 December 2018))</ref>
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== Public Services ==

=== Supply Chain ===
The city is home to 9 municipal markets. 5 of these are located in the district of Callería, and 1 is located in the district of Yarinacocha. The 9 municipal markets are as follows:

==== Municipal markets ====

* Municipal Market 1: Market located on the banks of the Ucayali River.
* Municipal Market 2: Market located in the center of the city, two blocks south of the municipality.
* Municipal Market 3: Market located between the Guillermo Sisley and Victor Montalvo streets.
* Municipal Market 4: (or Micaela Bastidas) Market belonging to the district of Manantay, located at kilometer 2 of the centennial avenue. In 2009, this site also housed a municipal fair with 800 commercial stores.<ref>«[http://www.municportillo.gob.pe/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1536:administrador&catid=35:resoluciones&Itemid=61 800 comerciales harán feria en el mercado 4 de Micaela Bastidas]». Municipalidad de Coronel Portillo. Consulted 12 March 2010</ref>
* Yarinacocha Municipal Market: Market of the Yarinense district, located a few blocks east of the district's main square.
* Manantay Municipal Market: Market of the Maintaino district, located in the Maya de Brito street, a few blocks west of the district's main square.
* Wholesale market: Market has been under construction since 2010.<ref name="municportillo.gob.pe">«[http://www.municportillo.gob.pe/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=714:alcalde-anuncia-mejoramiento-en-mercados-1-y-3-de-pucallpa&catid=34:notas-de-prensa&Itemid=30 Alcalde anuncia mejoramiento en mercados 1 y 3 de Pucallpa]». Municipalidad de Coronel Portillo. Consulted 10 March 2010.</ref>
* Retail market: Market has been under construction since 2010.<ref>Gaceta Ucayalina (ed.). «[http://www.gacetaucayalina.com/2010/09/alcalde-ulises-saldana-y-dirigentes-comerciantes-supervisan-inicio-de-construccion-del-mercado-minorista.html Alcalde Ulises Saldaña y dirigentes comerciantes supervisan inicio de construcción del mercado minorista]». Consulted 2 September 2010</ref>

==== Informal mass markets ====

* Bellavista Market: Non-municipal market of the Callerino district, located on the Bellavista avenue.
* La Hoyada Market: Non-municipal riverside market, located on Sáenz Peña Avenue.<ref>Gaceta Ucayalina (ed.). «[http://gacetaucayalina.com/2015/01/27/mpcp-realizo-trabajos-de-arreglo-de-vias-en-el-sector-de-la-hoyada/ MPCP realizo trabajos de arreglo de vías en el sector de la hoyada]». Consulted 12 May 2015.</ref><ref>RPP (ed.). «[http://www.rpp.com.pe/2015-04-14-reportan-venta-de-caimanes-en-pucallpa-noticia_787434.html Reportan venta de caimanes en Pucallpa]». Consulted 12 May 2015.</ref>

To prevent the informal trade that is rampant in the city, transfers between respective markets were established, increasing the economy of this type of sale.<ref name="municportillo.gob.pe"/> In 2014, Peruvian Supermarkets, owner of the commercial land, formally opened a hypermarket on kilometer 4 of Centenario Avenue that expands toward Amazonas Avenue. The franchises in the market, including Real Plaza, Ripley, Plaza Vee and Promart, generated 200 jobs.<ref>La República (ed.). «[https://web.archive.org/web/20141002084025/http://www.larepublica.pe/29-09-2014/supermercados-peruanos-inaugura-su-tienda-numero-100-en-pucallpa Supermercados Peruanos inaugura su tienda número 100 en Pucallpa]». Archived from [http://www.larepublica.pe/29-09-2014/supermercados-peruanos-inaugura-su-tienda-numero-100-en-pucallpa the original] on 2 December 2014. Consulted 2 October 2014.</ref>

=== Drinking water and drainage ===
The Municipal Drinking Water and Sewerage Company of Coronel Portillo (Español: La Empresa Municipal de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado de Coronel Portillo) is the main company in water management, beginning operation on 1 July 1992. The company aims to carry out all activities related to the provision of public drinking water and sewerage service in the area of the Province of Coronel Portillo through its headquarters in the east of Pucallpa.<ref>«[http://www.gacetaucayalina.com/2008/11/emapacopsa-adquirio-equipos-y-maquinarias-a-fin-de-optimizar-la-atencinon-al-publico.html Emapacopsa adquirió equipos y maquinarias a fin de optimizar la (atención) al público]». Gaceta Ucayalina. Consulted 15 September 2010.</ref><ref>Lilia Guerra. «[http://www.larepublica.pe/archive/all/larepublica/20050418/pasadas/14/100125 Otras tres empresas de agua se entregarán en concesión]». La República. Consulted 28 September 2010.</ref> Much of its work in supplying water is aimed at connection and supply. Houses have a connection to the public water service in Coronel Portillo, and 28% more water has been used within the four provinces.<ref>«[http://www.cnr.org.pe/regiones/docs/UCAYALI.DOC Plan de Gobierno]». Coordinadora nacional de Radio. Consulted 3 March 2010.</ref>

=== Energy ===
Electricity is managed by the company Electro Ucayali, created on 28 February 1995.((fact|date=December 2023)) This company is located in the eastern part of the country, and its activities correspond to an isolated electrical system in the same region. The administrative seat of Electro Ucayali is in the district of Yarinacocha.

Since 2001, the government has installed transmission lines from the Aguaytía river.<ref>Diario Expreso (ed.). «[https://web.archive.org/web/20080103023408/http://www.expreso.com.pe/edicion/index.php?option=com_content Grupo colombiano ISA buscará invertir en transporte de GN]». Archived from [http://www.expreso.com.pe/edicion/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=111730&Itemid=34 the original] on Jaurary 3, 2008. Consulted 20 August 2010</ref> The actions and work of this company had led to several inconveniences for its workers, such as 24 hour blackouts.<ref>Gaceta Ucayalina (ed.). «[http://www.gacetaucayalina.com/2010/09/electro-ucayali-responsabiliza-a-empresa-eteselva-por-apagon-de-24-horas.html Electro Ucayali, responsabiliza a empresa ETESELVA por apagón de 24 horas]». Consulted 15 September 2010.</ref> There has been a negative reception to this company's service, with some calling it "Electropeor". One reason for this is due to service outages that have negatively affected the city for the past 20 years.<ref>Enlace Nacional (ed.). «[http://enlacenacional.com/2010/09/16/empresa-de-energia-de-ucayali-dejo-sin-luz-a-pucallpa-un-dia-entero/ Empresa de energía de Ucayali dejó sin luz a Pucallpa un día entero]». Consulted 16 September 2010.</ref>

=== Education ===
Since its foundation, education has always been encouraged in Pucallpa. The first instances of formal education are not known, but according to a 1950 census, it was started with Franciscan missionaries around the town's founding.<ref name=":0">«[http://enlacenacional.com/2010/11/29/escolares-denuncian-en-comisaria-a-profesor-que-los-ataca-a-fierrazos-en-pucallpa/ Escolares denuncian en comisaría a profesor que los ataca con vara en Pucallpa]». Enlace Nacional. Consulted 12 December 2010.</ref>

Since then, education has expanded considerably in this area. According to education quality statistics from the Peru Ministry of Education, between three districts in 2010 there were 700 public schools, varying in quality, and 60 private schools.<ref name=":0" /><ref>Ministerio de educación (2010). «[https://web.archive.org/web/20080820084619/http://escale.minedu.gob.pe/escale/inicio.do?pagina=335 Lista de Colegios Públicos de Pucallpa]». Unidad de Estadística Educativa. Archived from [http://escale.minedu.gob.pe/escale/inicio.do?pagina=335 the original] 20 August 2008. Consulted 21 June 2010.</ref> The school with the highest number of students was La Inmaculada with 2,879 students in 1998; however, the number has dropped to 2,229 students since then.<ref>Ministerio de educación (2010). «[http://escale.minedu.gob.pe/escale/consulta/infoIE.do?anexo=0&codigoModular=0242289 Ficha de La Inmaculada]». Unidad de Estadística Educativa. Consulted 21 June 2010.</ref>

* No level of education: 18,568 (13,349 are between 3 and 5 years old)
* Full initial: 6,922 (38,26 are between 5 and 9 years old)
* Complete primary: 80,049 (24,367 are between 5 and 14 years old)
* Complete secondary: 106,672 (21,708 are between 10 and 19 years old)<ref name=":1">[[Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática|INEI]] (2007). «[https://web.archive.org/web/20100605082210/http://desa.inei.gob.pe/censos2007/tabulados/ Consulta de resultados censales]». Censo nacional INEI 2007: XI de población VI de vivienda. Perú: página del Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Archived from [http://desa.inei.gob.pe/censos2007/tabulados/ the original] 5 June 2010.. Consulted 3 March 2010.</ref>

At the university level, the most well known are: The public University of Ucayali (UNU) and the National Intercultural University of the Amazon (UNIA), and the University of Peru (UAP).  Of these, out of the 539 students who applied to the University of Ucayali, only 25% enrolled in the university, leading to a much smaller than expected incoming class.

* Incomplete pre-university study: 13,904
* Full pre-university study: 14,048
* Incomplete university study: 9,721
* Full university study: 12,074<ref name=":1" />

In June 2010, the government formed an agreement with the Presidency of Brazil. The objective was to encourage education between the countries, improving the cultural exchange for both groups.<ref>«[http://enlacenacional.com/2010/06/03/convenio-educativo-con-brasil-se-firmo-en-pucallpa/ Convenio educativo con Brasil se firmó en Pucallpa]». Enlace Nacional. Consulted 12 December 2010.</ref>

=== Hygiene ===
The cause of many hygiene problems in the city is the contamination of Lake Yarinacocha. This lake is the final destination of the municipality's drainage.<ref>«[http://enlacenacional.com/2008/05/20/alcalde-yarinacocha-insiste-en-echar-desague-a-laguna-turistica-pese-a-oposicion-de-balseros/ Alcalde de Yarinacocha insiste en echar desagüe a laguna turística, pese a oposición de balseros]». Enlace Nacional. Consulted 3 March 2010.</ref><ref>«[http://enlacenacional.com/2008/04/29/balseros-turisticos-critican-posible-contaminacion-laguna-yarinacocha-pucallpa/ Balseros turísticos critican posible contaminación de laguna Yarinacocha en Pucallpa]». Enlace Nacional. Consulted 3 March 2010.</ref> This contamination has led to pollution and the extinction of species in the lake and surrounding areas. Although the city is not accustomed to this level of pollution, the goal of increasing and expanding pollution care services has been in place since 1960.<ref>de Sousa Calvet de Magalhães, Manuel Maria (1963), Instituto Interamericano de Ciencias Agrícolas de la OEA, ed., Economía doméstica, Lima, Perú: IICA Biblioteca Venezuela, p. 74, [https://books.google.com/books?id=YJwgAQAAIAAJ resumen divulgativo .]</ref> One of the suggested solutions is the implementation of "ecological bathrooms".<ref>«[http://www.pucp.edu.pe/climadecambios/index.php?tmpl=articulo&id=387 Baños ecológicos: no utilizan agua y pueden ser adaptados a cualquier condición geográfica]». PUCP. Consulted 3 March 2010.</ref>

Considering the city's climate, improper use of pollution care could lead to deadly diseases. For example, in the past, the constant humidity in the rainy cycle has led to the detection of dengue hemorrhagic fever in the [[Manantay District|Manantay district]].<ref>«[http://enlacenacional.com/2011/03/03/detectan-primer-caso-de-dengue-hemorragico-en-pucallpa/ Detectan primer caso de dengue hemorrágico, en Pucallpa]». Enlace Nacional. Consulted 6 March 2010.</ref>

=== Health ===
Among the companies that focus on human health, the two most popular are SIS and ESSALUD. SIS has 55,963 members and ESSALUD has 45,109 members. In addition to having 12,087 members of private services, the remaining population (169,692) does not want to be insured, especially children under 14 years of age (40,653 of the rest).<ref name=":1" />

The most notable hospitals in the Ucayali region are the Regional Hospital, the Regional Hospital in Callería; and the Amazonian Hospital in Yarinacocha. Since the 1950s, they continue to offer service to the whole locality.((citation needed|date=January 2023))

=== Security ===
In Pucallpa there were several waves of assaults and  less severe crimes such as: the aggression against journalists,<ref>Enlace Nacional, ed. (7 de agosto de 2007). «[http://enlacenacional.com/2007/08/07/en-pucalla-agreden-a-periodistas-en-extranas-circunstancias/ En Pucallpa, agreden a periodistas en extrañas circunstancias]». Consulted 4 March 2010.</ref> murders, violence in regional strikes,<ref>«[http://enlacenacional.com/2007/06/28/violencia-se-desata-en-segundo-dia-de-huelga-indefinida/ Violencia se desata en segundo día de huelga indefinida]». Enlace Nacional. 28 de junio de 2007. Consulted 4 March 2010.</ref> among others. The most dangerous crimes are drug trafficking on the Federico Basadre highway,<ref>Enlace Nacional, ed. (29 de octubre de 2007). «[http://enlacenacional.com/2007/10/29/destruyen-2-mil-hectareas-de-cocales-en-operativo/ Destruyen 2 mil hectáreas de coca en operativo]». Consulted 4 March 2010.</ref> and water based river assaults, as these increase transportation vulnerability.<ref>Torrent Esclapes, Rosalia; Burgera, Maria Luisa (2005), Próxima estación: Benicàssim, Universitat Jaume, p. 41, ISBN [[:es:Especial:FuentesDeLibros/9788480215305|9788480215305]].</ref> There is little effort on improving citizen security, so citizens face these problems themselves, due to the little police presence and collaboration in the area.<ref>Enlace Nacional, ed. (3 de julio de 2008). «[http://enlacenacional.com/2008/07/03/ante-inaccion-policial-ciudadanos-se-enfrentan-a-delincuencia-en-pucallpa/ Ante inacción policial, ciudadanos se enfrentan a delincuencia en Pucallpa]». Consulted 4 March 2010.</ref> Despite this, some alternatives have emerged. An example of this comes from a proposal from the national police. This proposal suggests the increased presence of security cameras as well as mobile phones could be an effective deterrent to crime.<ref>Enlace Nacional, ed. (15 de mayo de 2008). «[http://enlacenacional.com/2008/05/15/compran-motos-y-camaras-para-enfrentar-delincuencia-en-pucallpa/ Compran motos y cámaras para enfrentar delincuencia en Pucallpa]». Consulted 4 March 2010.</ref> In addition, the creation of a committee to coordinate security with the Peruvian State has been suggested.<ref>Ugaz, Paola (8 de febrero de 2008). Instituto de defensa legal, ed. «¿[https://web.archive.org/web/20100117121427/http://www.seguridadidl.org.pe/articulos/2008/sin_brujula.php Está sin brújula la seguridad ciudadana en Perú?]». Archived from [http://www.seguridadidl.org.pe/articulos/2008/sin_brujula.php the original] on Jaurary 17, 2010. Consulted 9 March 2010.</ref>

==See also==
*[[Tapiche Ohara's Reserve]]
* [[TANS Peru Flight 204]] crash, 23 August 2005.
* [[LANSA Flight 508]] crash, 24 December 1971.
* [[Yarinaqucha]]

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