| Papaplaya | |
|---|---|
| District | |
| Country |  |
| Region | San Martín |
| Province | San Martín |
| Founded | May 8, 1936 |
| Capital | Papaplaya |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Orlando Hipushima Chumbe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 686.19 km2 (264.94 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 2,648 |
| • Density | 3.9/km2 (10.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 220911 |
Papaplaya District is one of fourteen districts of the province San Martín in Peru. [1]
The districts of Peru are the third-level country subdivisions of Peru. They are subdivisions of the provinces, which in turn are subdivisions of the larger regions or departments. There are 1,838 districts in total.
The San Martín Province is one of 10 provinces of the San Martín Region in northern Peru.
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains vertically extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon Basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon river.
