Puinahua District
| Puinahua District | |
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 The Puinahua district is located in the far west of Requena Province (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Loreto |
| province | Requena |
| Seat | Bretaña |
| surface | 6293 km² |
| Residents | 4682 (2017) |
| density | 0.7 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | July 2, 1943 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-LOR |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Arnulfo Tafur Navarro (2019-2022) |
Coordinates: 5 ° 15 ′ S , 74 ° 21 ′ W
The Puinahua district is located in the Requena Province in the Loreto region in northeastern Peru . The district was established on July 2, 1943. It extends over an area of 6293 km². The 2017 census counted 4682 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 4252, in 2007 it was 5298. The district administration is located in the 118 m high village of Bretaña with 1788 inhabitants (as of 2017). Bretaña is located about 60 km west-southwest of the provincial capital Requena .
Geographical location
The district of Puinahua is located in the Amazon lowlands in the far west of the province of Requena. The north-eastern part of the district extends along the Canal de Puinahua, the left arm of the Río Ucayali . The southwestern part of the district largely corresponds to the catchment area of the Río Pacaya , left tributary of the Río Ucayali.
The Puinahua district borders in the west on the districts Papaplaya ( San Martín province ), Teniente César López Rojas and Santa Cruz (both in the Alto Amazonas province ), in the northwest on the Parinari district ( Loreto province ), in the northeast on the Requena district , to the east and southeast to the districts of Capelo , Emilio San Martín and Maquía and to the south to the district of Sarayacu ( province of Ucayali ).
Web links
- Peru: Region Loreto (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú