Satipo Province
| Satipo Province | ||
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 Location of the province in the Junín region |
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| Country | Peru | |
| region | Junín | |
| Seat | Satipo | |
| surface | 19,219.5 km² | |
| Residents | 203,985 (2017) | |
| density | 11 inhabitants per km² | |
| founding | March 26, 1965 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-JUN | |
| Website | www.munisatipo.gob.pe/portal/ (Spanish) | |
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| Alcalde Provincial | Iván Olivera Meza (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 11 ° 15 ′ S , 74 ° 38 ′ W
The Satipo Province is the largest and most easterly province in the Junín region of Peru . The provincial capital is the city of Satipo ; Both are named after the river of the same name, Río Satipo , which flows into the Río Pangoa , a right tributary of the Río Perené , in the north of the province . The province is 19,219 km².
Geographical location
Seen from the coastal city of Lima , Satipo is on the other side of the Andes, in the moderate jungle climate of the "Selva Central". The province extends from the Central Cordillera in the west to the Eastern Cordillera in the southeast. In between, the Río Ene flows north. After its union with the Río Perené , the Río Tambo initially flows east and cuts through the Eastern Cordillera, only to turn north again later. The province extends in the northeast to the outskirts of Atalaya , where the Río Tambo unites with the Río Urubamba to form the Río Ucayali . This area, on the other side of the Eastern Cordillera, lies in the rainforest area of the Amazon basin . In the extreme southeast the province extends to the Cordillera Vilcabamba . The Otishi National Park is located there .
To get to the evergreen hill country of Satipo, you have to cross a 4800 meter high pass in ten hours by bus. Air connections are only available for the military and the drug police.
population
The population was 193,872 in 2007 and 203,985 in 2017. Cities in the province are Satipo, Mazamari and San Martín de Pangoa .
history
At the time of the economic crisis in 1929, Satipo became the target of Austrian immigrants - from Vienna , Upper and Lower Austria , Burgenland , Styria and Carinthia - who founded the “Villa Flavia” colony there.
In the 1980s and early 1990s, Satipo was partially controlled by members of Sendero Luminoso ("Shining Path"). The destruction of families and economic structures can still be felt in Satipo today.
Administrative division
The province is divided into nine districts. The Satipo District is the seat of the provincial administration.
| District | Administrative headquarters |
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| Coviriali | Coviriali |
| Llaylla | Llaylla |
| Mazamari | Mazamari |
| Pampa Hermosa | Mariposa |
| Pangoa | San Martin de Pangoa |
| Río Negro | Río Negro |
| Río Tambo | Puerto Prado |
| Satipo | Satipo |
| Vizcatán del Ene | San Miguel del Ene |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Satipo, Province in the Junín region . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
