Iquitos
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Clockwise frae tap: Iquitos cityscape at nicht; Airn Hoose; minimalist airchitectur o the schuil auditorium St. Augustine; the commercial Jiron Prospero; Aquatic Avenue in the famous neighborhuid o Bethlehem; Abelardo Quiñones Avenue an the vehicular traffic o motorcycle taxis; an Iquitos Cathedral.
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| Nickname(s): Caipital o the Peruvian Amazon, The Amazonian Island | |||
| Motto(s): Carpent tua poma nepotes (Laitin: Yer bairns will harvest yer fruits) | |||
 Iquitos
Location within Peru
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| Coordinates: 3°44′S 73°15′W / 3.733°S 73.250°W | |||
| Kintra |  Peru |
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| Region | Loreto | ||
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| Districts | Iquitos, Belen, Punchana, San Juan Bautista | ||
| Settled | 1624 | ||
| Incorporatit | 1866 | ||
| Govrenment | |||
| • Teep | Local govrenment | ||
| • Bouk | Provincial Municipality o Maynas | ||
| • Mayor o the Iquitos Ceety | Adela Jiménez | ||
| Aurie[1] | |||
| • Ceety | 1,213 km2 (468.5 sq mi) | ||
| • Laund | 784 km2 (302.6 sq mi) | ||
| • Watter | 340 km2 (132 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 104 m (341 ft) | ||
| Population | |||
| • Estimate (2015)[2] | 437,376 | ||
| • Rank | 6t | ||
| • Metro | 457,865 | ||
| Demonym(s) | Iquiteño | ||
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) | ||
| Aurie code(s) | 65 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | PE-LOR | ||
| Wabsteid | www.munimaynas.gob.pe | ||
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Iquitos (
i/ɪkɪtoʊs/) an aa kent as Iquitos Ceety, is the caipital ceety o the Maynas Province an Loreto Region.
Twin touns[eedit | eedit soorce]
Manaus, Brazil
Leticia, Colombie
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "Caracterización del área de influencia de la carretera Iquitos - Nauta". Retrieved 5 Juin 2013.
- ↑ "Perú: Población estimada al 30 de junio y tasa de crecimiento de las ciudades capitales, por departamento, 2011 y 2015". Perú: Estimaciones y proyecciones de población total por sexo de las principales ciudades, 2012-2015 (Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática). March 2012. http://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/web/biblioineipub/bancopub/Est/Lib1020/cuadros/c0206.xls. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
