Requena is a town in the
Loreto Region
Loreto () is Peru's northernmost department and region. Covering almost one-third of Peru's territory, Loreto is by far the nation's largest department; it is also one of the most sparsely populated regions due to its remote location in the Am ...
in northeastern
Peru
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. It is the capital of both
Requena Province
The Requena Province is one of the eight provinces in the Loreto Region of Peru. It was created by Law No. 9815 on July 2, 1943 by president Manuel Prado Ugarteche. Its territory is part of the Amazon Rainforest; as such, it is characterized b ...
and
Requena District
Requena District is one of eleven districts of the province Requena in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática
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and has a population of 25,313 (
2017 census).
Populated places in the Loreto Region
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