Requena province

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Requena
Province
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Requena province
Requena Province
Location of Requena in the Loreto Region
Country Peru
Region Loreto
FoundedJuly 2, 1943
Capital Requena
Government
 • MayorOrlando Ernig Jakers Huaymacari
Area
 • Total
49,477.8 km2 (19,103.5 sq mi)
Elevation
114 m (374 ft)
Population
 • Total
58,511
 • Density1.2/km2 (3.1/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

The province is divided into eleven districts.

Notes

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

5°04′12″S73°54′36″W / 5.07000°S 73.91000°W / -5.07000; -73.91000


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