Madre de Dios District

Madre de Dios
District
Location of Madre de Dios in Manú Province
Location of Madre de Dios in Manú Province
Country Peru
RegionMadre de Dios
ProvinceManú
FoundedDecember 26, 1912
CapitalBoca Colorado
Government
 • MayorLorenzo Castillo Espino
Area
 • Total
7,234.81 km2 (2,793.38 sq mi)
Elevation
240 m (790 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
5,605
 • Density0.77/km2 (2.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO170203

Madre de Dios District is one of four districts of Manú Province in Peru.[1]

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.

12°37′00″S 70°22′59″W / 12.6166°S 70.3831°W / -12.6166; -70.3831


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