Loreto region

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Loreto region
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Basic data
Country Peru
Capital Iquitos
surface 368,852 km²
Residents 1,039,400 (2015)
density 2.8 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 PE-LOR
Website www.regionloreto.gob.pe (Spanish)
politics
Gobernador regional Elisbán Ochoa (2019-2022)
Provinces of the Loreto region
Provinces of the Loreto region

Coordinates: 4 °  S , 73 °  W

The Loreto [ loˈɾeto ] region (Spanish Región Loreto , Quechua Luritu suyu ) is the largest administrative region in Peru . It is located in the northeast of the country. 1,039,400 people (2015) live in an area of ​​368,852 km². The capital is Iquitos .

geography

The Loreto region borders on Ecuador in the northwest , Colombia in the north and Brazil in the east . The region is largely covered by tropical rainforest . The climate is very humid and hot. The average annual temperature is 26.3 ° C. The Amazon is formed here by the rivers Marañón , Huallaga and Ucayali , which flows east to Brazil.

The largest nature reserve in Peru, Pacaya-Samiria, is located in the region . The Aguano tribe is also based in the Loreto region .

Shaman of the Urarina , 1988

Provinces

The Loreto region is divided into eight provinces and 51 districts.

province Capital
Alto Amazon Yurimaguas
Date del Marañón San Lorenzo
Loreto Nauta
Mariscal Ramón Castilla Caballococha
Maynas Iquitos
Putumayo San Antonio del Estrecho
Requena Requena
Ucayali Contamana

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