What is Loreto Region?
[[Image:Bandera_Región_Loreto.png|right|250px]] [[Image:Escudo Región Loreto.png|right|200px]] '''Loreto''' is [[Peru]]'s most northern [[Regions of Peru|region]]. Covering almost one-third of Peru's territory, Loreto is the nation's biggest region. It is also one of the least populated ones, because of its remote location in the [[Amazon River|Amazon]] rainforest. Its capital is the city of [[Iquitos]]. ==Boundaries== * Northwest: [[Ecuador]]ian [[Provinces of Ecuador|provinces]] of [[Sucumbíos]], [[Orellana Province|Orellana]], [[Pastaza Province|Pastaza]] and [[Morona-Santiago]] * North: [[Colombia]]n [[Departments of Colombia|department]] of [[Putumayo Department|Putumayo]] * Northeast: [[Amazonas Department]], also in Colombia * East: [[Brazil]]ian [[States of Brazil|states]] of [[Amazonas (Brazilian state)|Amazonas]] and [[Acre (state)|Acre]] * South: [[Ucayali Region|Ucayali]] and [[Huánuco Region|Huánuco]] regions * West: [[San Martín Region|San Martín]] and [[Amazonas Region|Amazonas]] regions == Administrative divisions== The region is divided into eight provinces (''provincias'', singular: ''provincia''), which are composed of 53 districts (''distritos'', singular: ''distrito''). The provinces, with their capitals in parenthesis, are: # [[Maynas Province, Peru|Maynas]] ([[Iquitos]]) # [[Alto Amazonas Province|Alto Amazonas]] ([[Yurimaguas]]) # [[Datem del Marañón Province|Datem del Marañón]] ([[San Lorenzo, Loreto|San Lorenzo]]) # [[Loreto Province|Loreto]] ([[Nauta]]) # [[Mariscal Ramón Castilla Province|Mariscal Ramón Castilla]] ([[Caballococha]]) # [[Putumayo Province|Putumayo]] ([[San Antonio del Estrecho]]) # [[Requena Province|Requena]] ([[Requena, Loreto|Requena]]) # [[Ucayali Province|Ucayali]] ([[Contamana]]) == Other websites == {{commonscat|Loreto Region}} * [http://www.inei.gob.pe INEI Peru] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970412040139/http://www.inei.gob.pe/ |date=1997-04-12 }} [[Category:Loreto Region| ]]