Iquitos District
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 The Iquitos District is located in the central southeast of Maynas Province |
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| Country | Peru | ||
| region | Loreto | ||
| province | Maynas | ||
| Seat | Iquitos | ||
| surface | 367 km² | ||
| Residents | 160,497 (2017) | ||
| density | 437 inhabitants per km² | ||
| founding | February 7, 1866 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-LOR | ||
| Website | www.munimaynas.gob.pe (Spanish) | ||
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| Alcalde Provincial | Francisco Sanjurjo Dávila (2019-2022) |
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| Political party | Movimiento Esperanza Región Amazónica | ||
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Coordinates: 3 ° 45 ′ S , 73 ° 15 ′ W
The Iquitos District is located in the Maynas Province in the Loreto Region in northeastern Peru . The district was founded on February 7, 1866. On November 5, 1999, the southeastern part of the Iquitos district was carved out and since then has formed the two newly founded districts of Belén and San Juan Bautista .
The district has an area of 367 km². At the 2017 census, 160,497 people lived in the district. In 2007 the population was 159,023. The administrative center is the provincial and regional capital of Iquitos, 106 m high on the left bank of the Amazon , with 157,731 inhabitants (as of 2017).
Geographical location
The district of Iquitos is located in the Peruvian Amazon in the central southeast of the Maynas province. It extends north of the Amazon. The Río Nanay flows east along the southern district border and flows into the Amazon at Iquitos.
The district of Iquitos borders in the south on the district San Juan Bautista, in the west on the district Alto Nanay , in the north on the district Punchana and in the southeast on the district Belén.
Individual evidence
- ^ Peru: Loreto region - provinces and districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
