Requena (Peru)
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| Coordinates | 5 ° 3 ′ S , 73 ° 51 ′ W | ||
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| Country | Peru | ||
| Loreto | |||
| province | Requena | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-LOR | ||
| District | Requena | ||
| height | 114 m | ||
| Residents | 22,875 (2017) | ||
| founding | 1907 | ||
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| mayor | Orlando Ernig Jakers Huaymacari (2019-2022) |
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 Plaza de Armas de Requena
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Requena is the capital of the Requena Province in the Loreto region of northeast Peru . The city is also the administrative seat of the district of the same name . The city had 22,875 inhabitants at the 2017 census, 10 years earlier the population was 22,055.
The city of Requena is located at an altitude of 114 m in the Peruvian Amazon lowlands on the right bank of the Río Tapiche , a few meters above its confluence with the Río Ucayali . The city has an important inland port.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peru: Loreto Region - Provinces & Places . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
Web links
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