Yaguas is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...
of the
Putumayo Province
The Putumayo Province is one of the eight provinces in the Loreto Region of Peru
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, ot ...
in
Peru
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, and one of the four districts that comprise that province.
History
Yaguas was part of
Maynas Province
Maynas is one of the eight provinces in the Loreto Region in northeastern Peru. Its capital, Iquitos, is also Loreto's regional capital and the largest city in the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest.
History
A decree signed on 26 April 1822 signed ...
until April 10, 2014 when it was created as District by Law N° 30186 as part of Putumayo Province.
Geography
The district has a total land
area
Area is the quantity that expresses the extent of a region on the plane or on a curved surface. The area of a plane region or ''plane area'' refers to the area of a shape or planar lamina, while '' surface area'' refers to the area of an ope ...
of 18 059,27 km². Its administrative center is located 107 meters above
sea level
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.
Boundaries
Authorities
The current
mayor
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of the district is Juan Ferreyra Ahuanari (Movimiento Integración Loretana).
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See also
* Administrative divisions of Peru
The administrative divisions of Peru have changed from time to time since the nation gained independence from Spain in the early 19th century. The old territorial subdivisions have split or merged due to several reasons, the most common ones being ...
* Yagua language
The Yagua language is spoken primarily in northeastern Peru by the Yagua people. As of 2005, it appears that a few speakers may have migrated across the Peruvian- Colombian border near the town of Leticia. A third of the population is monolingu ...
References
External links
Municipalidad Distrital de Rosa Panduro
- City council official website (in Spanish)
INEI Peru
(in Spanish)
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Districts of the Loreto Region
Districts of the Putumayo Province