El Cenepa is a district of the province of
Condorcanqui in
Peru
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. The
district
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of El Cenepa, created on September 1, 1941 by Law Nº 9364, belongs to the
province
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of
Condorcanqui, department of
Amazonas. It has an area of 5,558 km
2, which represents 24% of the territory of
Alto Marañón
Alto Marañón is a region in Peru
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. El Cenepa has 8,363 inhabitants, and a population density of 1.5 inhabitants/km
2.
Localities within the district include:
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Shamatak
1941 establishments in Peru
Districts of the Condorcanqui Province
Districts of the Amazonas Region
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