Moyobamba
Sign in to saveMoyobamba () or Muyupampa (Quechua muyu circle, pampa large plain, "circle plain"), also called "Santiago of eight valleys of Moyobamba" or "Maynas capital", is the capital city of the San Martín Region in northern Peru. There are 50,073 inhabitants, according to the 2017 census. Some 3,500 species of orchids are native to the area, which has led to another of the city's nicknames , The City of Orchids. The city is the capital of both Moyobamba Province and Moyobamba District.
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Place details
- Locality
- Moyobamba
- Region
- San Martín
- Country
- Perú
- Population
- 50,073
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Moyobamba
- Settlement.native_name
- Muyupampa
- Settlement.nicknames
- Ciudad de las Orquídeas (City of Orchids)Antigua Capital de Maynas (Ancient Capital of Maynas)Cuna de la cultura del oriente peruano (Cradle of the Peruvian Oriental culture)
- Settlement.image_caption
- From the top: Plaza de Armas, Punta de Tahuishco Stack, Liberty Square, Tahuishco Port, Moyobamba Cathedral
- Settlement.image_flag
- Bandera moyobamba.svg
- Settlement.image_seal
- Escudo_de_la_ciudad_de_Moyobamba.png
- Settlement.image_map
- Moyobamba-Location.png
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Moyobamba in Peru
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- San Martín
Key dates
- Inception
- 25 July 1540
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Moyobamba
- Country
- Peru
- Located in
- San Martin Department
- Population
- +64126
- Elevation
- +860
- Time zone
- Q5390
- Capital of
- Moyobamba District
- Image
- Moyobamba, Peru, 2018.jpg
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Moyobamba () or Muyupampa (Quechua muyu circle, pampa large plain, "circle plain"), also called "Santiago of eight valleys of Moyobamba" or "Maynas capital", is the capital city of the San Martín Region in northern Peru. There are 50,073 inhabitants, according to the 2017 census. Some 3,500 species of orchids are native to the area, which has led to another of the city's nicknames , The City of Orchids. The city is the capital of both Moyobamba Province and Moyobamba District.
The city is linked by road with Tarapoto to the southeast, Rioja to the west and Bagua to the northwest. Roads connect Moyobamba to the Pacific coast by way of Bagua and Olmos to the north and Cajamarca to the southwest.