Requena_Province

Requena Province

Requena Province

Province in Loreto, Peru

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]

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Political division

The province is divided into eleven districts.

Notes

  1. [1]
    (in Spanish) Municipalidad Provincial de Requena, Reseña. Retrieved on November 5, 2007.
  2. [2]
    (in Spanish) Municipalidad Provincial de Requena, Requena: el boom del turismo ecológico. Retrieved on November 5, 2007.

5°04′12″S 73°54′36″W


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