Requena Province

Province in Loreto, Peru

Coat of arms

Requena Province

Location of Requena in the Loreto Region

CountryPeruRegionLoretoFoundedJuly 2, 1943CapitalRequenaGovernment

• MayorOrlando Ernig Jakers HuaymacariArea

• Total49,477.8 km² (19,103.5 sq mi)Elevation

114 m (374 ft)Population

• Total58,511 • Density1.2/km² (3.1/sq mi)UBIGEO1605Websitewww.munirequena.gob.pe

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.^[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.^[2]

Political division

The province is divided into eleven districts.

Alto Tapiche (Santa Elena)
Capelo (Flor de Punga)
Emilio San Martín (Tamanco)
Jenaro Herrera (Jenaro Herrera)
Maquia (Santa Isabel)
Puinahua (Bretaña)
Requena (Requena)
Saquena (Bagazan)
Soplin (Nueva Alejandría)
Tapiche (Iberia)
Yaquerana (Angamos)

Notes

^ (in Spanish) Municipalidad Provincial de Requena, Reseña. Retrieved on November 5, 2007.
^ (in Spanish) Municipalidad Provincial de Requena, Requena: el boom del turismo ecológico. Retrieved on November 5, 2007.