|— Region —| |Subdivisions||7 provinces and 51 districts| |•
President||Iván Vásquez Valera| |• Total||368,851.95 km2
(142,414.53 sq mi)| |Highest elevation||220 m (720 ft)| |Lowest
elevation||70 m (230 ft)| |Population (2005 Census)| |•
Density||2.4/km2 ( 6.2/sq mi)| |ISO 3166 code||PE-LOR|
|Principal resources||Rice, cassava, wood, fruit trees, rubber
and cebu cattle| |Percentage of Peru's GDP||2.51%| Loreto is
Peru's northernmost region. Covering almost one-third of Peru's
territory, Loreto is by far the nation's largest region; it is
also one of the most sparsely populated regions due to its
remote location in the Amazon Rainforest. Its capital is
Iquitos. - Northwest: Ecuadorian provinces of Sucumbíos,
Orellana, Pastaza and Morona-Santiago - North: Colombian
department of Putumayo - Northeast: Colombian department of
Amazonas - East: Brazilian states of Amazonas and Acre - South:
Ucayali and Huánuco regions - West: San Martín and Amazonas
regions Loreto's large territory comprises parts of the High and
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