Requena province
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Requena | |
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Coat of arms of Requena Coat of arms | |
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| Country | Peru |
| Region | Loreto |
| Founded | July 2, 1943 |
| Capital | Requena |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Orlando Ernig Jakers Huaymacari |
| Area | |
• Total | 49,477.8 km2 (19,103.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 114 m (374 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 58,511 |
| • Density | 1.1826/km2 (3.0628/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 1605 |
| Website | www.munirequena.gob.pe |
Requena is one of the eight 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
[edit | edit source]The province is divided into eleven districts.
- Alto Tapiche (Santa Elena)
- Capelo (Flor de Punga)
- Emilio San Martín (Tamanco)
- Jenaro Herrera (Jenaro Herrera)
- Maquia (Santa Isabel)
- Puinahua (Bretaña)
- Requena (Requena)
- Saquena (Bagazan)
- Soplin (Nueva Alejandría)
- Tapiche (Iberia)
- Yaquerana (Angamos)
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ (in Spanish) Municipalidad Provincial de Requena, Reseña Archived 2008-02-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on November 5, 2007.
- ^ (in Spanish) Municipalidad Provincial de Requena, Requena: el boom del turismo ecológico. Retrieved on November 5, 2007.
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