Pebas District is one of four
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...
of the province
Mariscal Ramón Castilla in
Peru
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.
Its name is derived from
Peba
''Peba'' is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae
Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in ...
, an indigenous ethnic group and language.
References
Districts of the Mariscal Ramón Castilla Province
Districts of the Loreto Region
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