Yurimaguas
Sign in to saveYurimaguas is a port town in the Loreto Region of the northeastern Peruvian Amazon. Historically associated with the Mainas missions, the culturally diverse town is affectionately known as the "Pearl of the Huallaga" (Perla del Huallaga). Yurimaguas is located at the confluence of the majestic Huallaga and Paranapura Rivers in the steamy rainforests of northeastern Peru. It is the capital of both Alto Amazonas Province and Yurimaguas District, and had a population estimated at 62,903 inhabitants (2017).
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- Locality
- Yurimaguas
- Region
- Loreto
- Country
- Perú
- Population
- 41,827
- Timezone
- America/Lima
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Yurimaguas
- Settlement.nickname
- Perla del Huallaga (Pearl of the Huallaga)
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Yurimaguas.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Plaza de Armas of Yurimaguas
- Settlement.image_flag
- Bandera de Yurimaguas-Alto Amazonas.png
- Settlement.mapsize
- 200px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in Peru
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Peru
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Peru
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Loreto
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Alto Amazonas
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Yurimaguas
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Peru
- Located in
- Loreto Department
- Population
- 62903
- Elevation
- 106
- Capital of
- Yurimaguas District
- Image
- Hospital in the Amazon.jpg
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- Yurimaguas
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Yurimaguas is a port town in the Loreto Region of the northeastern Peruvian Amazon. Historically associated with the Mainas missions, the culturally diverse town is affectionately known as the "Pearl of the Huallaga" (Perla del Huallaga). Yurimaguas is located at the confluence of the majestic Huallaga and Paranapura Rivers in the steamy rainforests of northeastern Peru. It is the capital of both Alto Amazonas Province and Yurimaguas District, and had a population estimated at 62,903 inhabitants (2017).
With a long and illustrious history, Yurimaguas is a tourist destination, especially during the August 15 annual Catholic festival of the Assumption. Long dominated by the presence of the Church, the town is home to the Apostolic Vicariate of Yurimaguas, Loreto Region. Visited in 1855 by the famed botanist Richard Spruce, Yurimaguas remains an important commercial center for subsistence and market oriented farmers or ribereños (who cultivate sugar cane, bananas, cotton, tobacco, manioc and other comestible produce) and fishermen.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Yurimaguas” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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