Bongará Province
| Bongará Province | ||
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 Location of the province in the Amazon region |
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| Country | Peru | |
| region | Amazon | |
| Seat | Jumbilla | |
| surface | 2,869.7 km² | |
| Residents | 25,637 (2017) | |
| density | 8.9 inhabitants per km² | |
| founding | December 26, 1870 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-AMA | |
| Website | www.munibongara.gob.pe (Spanish) | |
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| Alcalde Provincial | Rómulo Flumencio Vargas Más (2019-2022) |
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| Political party | Movimiento Regional Fuerza Amazonense | |
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Coordinates: 5 ° 40 ′ S , 77 ° 53 ′ W
The province of Bongará is one of the seven provinces that make up the Amazonas region in the Andes in northern Peru . The administrative center is Jumbilla , a village at around 1,935 meters above sea level. The province was founded on December 26, 1870 and has an area of 2,869.65 km². The province had 25,637 inhabitants at the 2017 census. Ten years earlier the population was 27,465.
Geographical location
The province of Bongará borders in the north on the province Condorcanqui and the Loreto region , in the east on the San Martín region , in the south on the province Chachapoyas and in the west on the provinces Luya and Utcubamba .
Attractions
water falls
- Gocta: In 2005, the third highest waterfall in the world, the Gocta, was discovered in the province of Bongara near the village of Cocachimba .
- Yumbilla: In 2007 the discovery of the 870 meter high Yumbilla waterfall was announced. It is still being measured precisely.
Lake of Pomacochas
Next to Gocta is the Lake of Pomacochas in the province of Bongara .
Administrative division
The province of Bongará is divided into 12 districts. The district of Jumbilla is the seat of the provincial administration.
| District | Administrative headquarters |
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| Chisquilla | Chisquilla |
| Churuja | Churuja |
| Corosha | Corosha |
| Cuispes | Cuispes |
| Florida | Pomacochas |
| Jazan | Pedro Ruiz Gallo |
| Jumbilla | Jumbilla |
| Recta | Recta |
| San Carlos | San Carlos |
| Shipasbamba | Shipasbamba |
| Valera | San Pablo |
| Yambrasbamba | Yambrasbamba |
