Loreto Department

Summary

Loreto Department is a department of Peru^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of department_of_peru entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (271 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Loreto Department is located in Peru^[3].
• Loreto Department is in the country of Peru^[4].
• Loreto Department's head of government is recorded as Fernando Meléndez^[5].
• Loreto Department's instance of is recorded as department of Peru^[6].
• Loreto Department's capital is recorded as Iquitos^[7].
• Loreto Department's shares border with is recorded as Ucayali Department^[8].
• Loreto Department's shares border with is recorded as Huanuco Department^[9].
• Loreto Department's shares border with is recorded as San Martin Department^[10].
• Loreto Department's shares border with is recorded as Amazonas Department^[11].
• Loreto Department's shares border with is recorded as Acre^[12].
• Loreto Department's shares border with is recorded as Amazonas^[13].
• Loreto Department's shares border with is recorded as Amazonas Department^[14].
• Loreto Department's shares border with is recorded as Putumayo Department^[15].
• Loreto Department's shares border with is recorded as Sucumbíos Province^[16].
• Loreto Department's shares border with is recorded as Orellana Province^[17].
• Loreto Department's shares border with is recorded as Pastaza Province^[18].
• Loreto Department's shares border with is recorded as Morona-Santiago Province^[19].
• Loreto Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Alto Amazonas Province^[20].
• Loreto Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Datem del Marañón Province^[21].
• Loreto Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Loreto Province^[22].
• Loreto Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mariscal Ramón Castilla Province^[23].
• Loreto Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Maynas Province^[24].
• Loreto Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Requena Province^[25].
• Loreto Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ucayali Province^[26].
• Loreto Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Putumayo Province^[27].

Body

Geography

Loreto Department is in the country of Peru^[4]. It is located in Peru^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Loreto Department covers an area of {'amount': '+368773.16'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+883510'}^[29], {'amount': '+891732'}^[30], {'amount': '+884144'}^[31], {'amount': '+687282'}^[32], {'amount': '+482829'}^[33], and {'amount': '+1068905'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Loreto Department's instance of is recorded as department of Peru^[6].

Why It Matters

Loreto Department ranks in the top 4% of department_of_peru entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (271 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]