Punchana

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Punchana
Town
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Punchana
Location in Peru
Coordinates: 3°43′S73°14′W / 3.717°S 73.233°W / -3.717; -73.233
Country Peru
Region Loreto
Province Maynas
District Punchana
Government
  TypeDemocracy
  MayorJane Donayre Chávez
(2019-2022)
Elevation
105 m (344 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (PET)
Website www.munipunchana.gob.pe

Punchana is the capital of the Punchana District in the Maynas Province of the Loreto Region in northeastern Peru, in the Peruvian Amazon Jungle. It is a neighborhood on the outskirts of the city of Iquitos, located on the Amazon and the Nanay Rivers.

3°43′S73°14′W / 3.717°S 73.233°W / -3.717; -73.233