| Amazonas region
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| Data
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| Capital | Chachapoyas
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| Area | 39,249.13 km²
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Population
  -Total
  -Density |
428 095 (2002 estimate)
10.9/km²
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| Provinces | 7 (83 districts)
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| Economy
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| Main resources | Coffee, rice, fruits, wood
and cebu cattle.
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| Politics
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| President | Miguel C. Reyes
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| Location map
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Amazonas in Peru
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Amazonas is a region in northern Peru. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador; on the west by the Cajamarca region and Ecuador; on the south by the La Libertad region; and on the east by the Loreto and San Martín regions. Its capital is the city of Chachapoyas.
Political division
The region is divided into seven provinces (provincias, singular: provincia), which are composed of 83 districts (distritos, singular: distrito). The provinces, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:
- Bagua (Bagua)
- Bongará (Villa de Jumbilla)
- Chachapoyas (Chachapoyas)
- Condorcanqui (Santa María de Nieva)
- Luya (Lamud)
- Rodríguez de Mendoza (Mendoza)
- Utcubamba (Bagua Grande)
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