Fitzcarrald District
Fitzcarrald District | |
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![]() Location of the district of Fitzcarrald (marked in red) in the province of Manu and in the region of Madre de Dios |
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Basic data | |
Country | Peru |
region | Madre de Dios |
province | Manu |
Seat | Boca del Manu |
surface | 10,655 km² |
Residents | 1525 (2017) |
density | 0.1 inhabitants per km² |
founding | December 26, 1912 |
ISO 3166-2 | PE-MDD |
politics | |
Alcalde District | Edgar Morales Gomez (2019-2022) |
Coordinates: 12 ° 16 ′ S , 70 ° 55 ′ W
The Fitzcarrald district is located in the Manu Province in the Madre de Dios region in southeastern Peru . The district was established on December 26, 1912. It was named after Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald , a Peruvian entrepreneur and rubber trader. The district extends over an area of 10,655 km². The 2017 census counted 1525 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 458, in 2007 it was 1525. The district administration is located in the 330 m high village of Boca del Manu (or Boca Manu) with 171 inhabitants (as of 2017). Boca del Manu is located 80 km northeast of the provincial capital Salvación at the confluence of the Río Manú and Río Alto Madre de Dios .
Geographical location
The Fitzcarrald District is located in the Amazon lowlands in the northwest of the Manu Province. The Río Manu crosses the district initially in a northerly direction, later in an easterly and southeastern direction. The Río Los Amigos runs along the northern district boundary, the Río Blanco along the eastern district boundary. In the south, the district extends to the northern foothills of the Cordillera Carabaya . The Río Alto Madre de Dios delimits the southeastern part of the district to the west, and the Río Cumeriali limits the southwestern part of the district to the east.
The district of Fitzcarrald borders in the southwest with the district Echarati ( province La Convención ), in the extreme northwest with the district Sepahua ( province Atalaya ), in the north with the district Tambopata ( province Tambopata ), in the east with the district Madre de Dios and in the south to the district of Manu .
Web links
- Peru: Region Madre de Dios (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú