Indiana District
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 Indiana District is located in the central southeast of Maynas Province |
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| Country | Peru | |
| region | Loreto | |
| province | Maynas | |
| Seat | Indiana | |
| surface | 3366 km² | |
| Residents | 11,648 (2017) | |
| density | 3.5 inhabitants per km² | |
| founding | December 21, 1943 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-LOR | |
| politics | ||
| Alcalde District | Marlon Rengifo Crisostomo (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 3 ° 30 ′ S , 73 ° 2 ′ W
The Indiana District is located in the Maynas Province in the Loreto Region in northeastern Peru . The district was established on December 21, 1943. The district has an area of 3366 km². At the 2017 census, there were 11,648 residents in the district. In 1993 the population was 13,508, in 2007 it was 12,198. The administrative seat is the city of Indiana, 105 m high on the left bank of the Amazon , with 4400 inhabitants (as of 2017). Indiana is 35 km northeast of the provincial and regional capital of Iquitos .
Geographical location
The Indiana district is located in the Peruvian Amazon in the central southeast of Maynas Province. It has a maximum longitudinal extent in north-south direction of about 115 km and a maximum width of 47 km. The Amazon traverses the far north of the district in an easterly direction. The catchment area of the Río Maniti, a right tributary of the Amazon, forms a large part of the district.
The Indiana district borders in the southwest on the Fernando Lores district , in the northwest on the Belén and Punchana districts , in the north on the Mazán district , in the east on the Las Amazonas district and in the extreme south on the Yavarí district .
Individual evidence
- ^ Peru: Loreto region - provinces and districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
