Alto Amazonas province

Alto Amazonas
Province
Huallaga River near Yurimaguas
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Alto Amazonas province Location of Alto Amazonas in the Loreto Region
Country	Peru
Region	Loreto
Capital	Yurimaguas
Government
• Mayor	Hector Hidalgo Rojas
Area
• Total	18,764.32 km^2 (7,244.94 sq mi)
Elevation	182 m (597 ft)
Population
• Total	101,934
• Density	5.4/km^2 (14/sq mi)
UBIGEO	1602
Website	www.muniaa.gob.pe

Alto Amazonas is one of the eight provinces in the Loreto Region of Peru. Located in the northeastern Peruvian Amazon, the culturally and biodiverse province of Alto Amazonas is divided into six districts. On August 1, 2005 (law Nº 8593), the districts of Barranca, Cahuapanas, Manseriche, Morona and Pastaza were reallocated to the newly created province of Datem del Marañón.

Political division

The province measures 18,764.32 square kilometres (7,244.94 sq mi)] and is divided into six districts:

District	Mayor	Capital	Ubigeo
Balsa Puerto	Alfredo Torres	Balsa Puerto	060202
Jeberos	Amadeo Maca Rios	Jeberos	060205
Lagunas	Alberto Rengifo Chanchari	Lagunas	060206
Santa Cruz	Persi Ruiz Cainamari	Santa Cruz	060210
Teniente Cesar Lopez Rojas	Narciso Reategui Rengifo	Shucushuyacu	060211
Yurimaguas	Hector Hidalgo Rojas	Yurimaguas	060201

References

• (in Spanish) Municipalidades del Peru, Municipalidades del Departamento de Loreto, retrieved June 24, 2008.

External links

• (in Spanish) Municipal website

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