Putumayo District is one of four districts of the Putumayo Province in Peru.[1]
Putumayo | |
|---|---|
Location of Putumayo in the Putumayo Province | |
| Coordinates: 2°26′59″S 72°39′20″W / 2.44972°S 72.65556°W | |
| Country | |
| Region | Loreto |
| Province | Putumayo |
| Founded | July 2, 1943 |
| Capital | San Antonio del Estrecho |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Humberto Fuentes Tello |
| Area | |
• Total | 11,080.80 km2 (4,278.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 106 m (348 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 3,666 |
| • Density | 0.33/km2 (0.86/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 160801 |
History
editPutumayo District belonged to Maynas Province until Putumayo Province was created on May 5, 2014, in President Ollanta Humala's term.
Geography
editIt has an area of 34,942.9 km2.
Authorities
editMayors
edit- 2016–2018: Segundo Julca Ramos (Movimiento Integración Loretana).
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
External links
edit- Municipalidad de Putumayo – City council official website (in Spanish)
- INEI Peru (in Spanish)
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