The Requena 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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, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = National seal
, national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...
. It was created by Law No. 9815 on July 2, 1943 by president
Manuel Prado Ugarteche
Manuel Carlos Prado y Ugarteche (April 21, 1889 – August 15, 1967) was a banker who served twice as President of Peru. Son of former president Mariano Ignacio Prado, he was born in Lima and served as the nation's 43rd (1939 - 1945) and 46th (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.
[ Municipalidad Provincial de Requena, ]
Requena: el boom del turismo ecológico
'. Retrieved on November 5, 2007.
Political division
The province is divided into eleven districts.
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Alto Tapiche (
Santa Elena)
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Capelo (
Flor de Punga)
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Emilio San Martín (
Tamanco)
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Jenaro Herrera (
Jenaro Herrera)
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Maquia (
Santa Isabel)
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Puinahua (
Bretaña)
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Requena (
Requena)
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Saquena (
Bagazan)
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Soplin (
Nueva Alejandría)
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Tapiche (
Iberia
The Iberian Peninsula (),
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* Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica''
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* french: Péninsule Ibérique
* mwl, Península Eibérica
* eu, Iberiar penintsula also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe, defi ...
)
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Yaquerana (
Angamos)
Notes
Provinces of the Loreto Region
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