Requena Province

Requena
Province

Coat of arms

Location of Requena in the Loreto Region
Country Peru
Region Loreto
Founded July 2, 1943
Capital Requena
Government
  Mayor Epifanio Flores Quispe
Area
  Total 49,477.8 km2 (19,103.5 sq mi)
Elevation 114 m (374 ft)
Population
  Total 67,927
  Density 1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi)
UBIGEO 1605
Website www.munirequena.gob.pe

The Requena Province is one of the seven provinces in the Loreto Region of Peru. It was created by Law No. 9815 on July 2, 1943 by president Manuel Prado Ugarteche.[1] Its territory is part of the Amazon Rainforest, as such, it is characterized by high temperatures, heavy rainfall and a wide diversity of plants and animals.[2]

Political division

The province is divided into eleven districts.

Notes

  1. (Spanish) Municipalidad Provincial de Requena, Reseña. Retrieved on November 5, 2007.
  2. (Spanish) Municipalidad Provincial de Requena, Requena: el boom del turismo ecológico. Retrieved on November 5, 2007.

Coordinates: 5°04′12″S 73°54′36″W / 5.07000°S 73.91000°W / -5.07000; -73.91000

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