Moyobamba District
| Moyobamba District | |||
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 The Moyobamba District is located in the far north of the Moyobamba Province (marked in red) |
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| Country | Peru | ||
| region | San Martín | ||
| province | Moyobamba | ||
| Seat | Moyobamba | ||
| surface | 2700 km² | ||
| Residents | 81,084 (2017) | ||
| density | 30 inhabitants per km² | ||
| founding | January 2, 1857 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-SAM | ||
| Website | www.munimoyobamba.gob.pe/app/portal4/ (Spanish) | ||
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| Alcalde Provincial | Gastelo Huamán Chinchay (2019-2022) |
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| Political party | Acción Regional | ||
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Coordinates: 6 ° 2 ′ S , 76 ° 58 ′ W
The Moyobamba District is located in the Moyobamba Province in the San Martín Region in central northern Peru . The district founded on January 2, 1857 has an area of about 2700 km². The 2017 census counted 81,084 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 38,880, in 2007 65,048. The district administration is located in the 860 m high provincial capital Moyobamba with 52,465 inhabitants (as of 2017).
Geographical location
The Moyobamba district extends along the southern flank of a ridge in the far north of the Moyobamba province. It has a longitudinal extent in NW-SE direction of about 125 km. The Río Mayo flows along the southern district boundary in a south-easterly direction and drains the area.
The Moyobamba district borders in the extreme northwest on the district Yambrasbamba ( province Bongará ), in the north on the districts Barranca and Cahuapanas (both in the province Datem del Marañón ), in the east on the district Balsapuerto ( province Alto Amazonas ), in the southeast on the District Pinto Recodo ( province Lamas ), in the south to the districts Jepelacio , Calzada and Yantalo and in the southwest to the districts Posic , Yuracyacu , San Fernando , Awajún and Pardo Miguel (all five in the province of Rioja ).
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Peru: San Martín Region - Provinces & Districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
