The Putumayo Province is one of the eight
provinces
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
in the
Loreto Region of
Peru
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, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
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. The capital of the province is the town of
San Antonio del Estrecho.
History
It was created by Law N° 30186, on May 5, 2014, in President Ollanta Humala's term.
Political division
The province is divided into four districts.
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Putumayo
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Rosa Panduro
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Yaguas
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Teniente Manuel Clavero
Places of interest
External links
PCM DNTDT
Provinces of the Loreto Region
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