Amazonas Region

The Region of Amazonas is a region of Peru. It is in the northwest part of the country. Its capital is the city of Chachapoyas.

Amazonas Region
Region
Utkupampa valley, Amazonas Region
Flag Seal
Location of the Amazonas Region in Peru
Coordinates: 6.22°S 77.85°W / -6.22; -77.85
Country	Peru
Subdivisions	7 provinces and 83 districts
Capital	Chachapoyas
Government
• Governor	Oscar Altamirano (2019–2022)
Area
• Total	39,249.13 km2 (15,154.17 sq mi)
Elevation (Capital)	2,334 m (7,657 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Total	379,384
• Density	9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
UBIGEO	01
Dialing code	041
ISO 3166 code	PE-AMA
Principal resources	Coffee, rice, fruits, wood and cebu cattle.
Website	www.regionamazonas.gob.pe

Geography

Marañón valley between Chachapoyas and Celendin, Peru

The Amazonas Region has a lot of rainforests and mountain ranges. The rainforest zone covers 72.93% of the area, and it goes to the north, up to the border with Ecuador. It does this in the summits of the Cordillera del Cóndor. The mountain range zone is in the southern provinces of the Amazonas Region. It makes up 27.07% of the region's land.

People

Aguarunas natives.

Aguaruna and Huambisa people live in the region.

Languages

The 2007 Peru Census says that the language learnt first by most of the people was Spanish (84.90%). The following table shows the results of the language learnt first in the Amazonas Region by province:

Province	Quechua	Aymara	Asháninka	Another native language	Spanish	Foreign language	Deaf or mute	Total
Bagua	131	15	16	16,108	49,881	3	122	66,276
Bongará	20	3	6	34,681	3,541	5	60	38,316
Chachapoyas	114	13	5	38	46,467	21	147	46,805
Condorcanqui	26	6	5	16	25,644	13	73	25,783
Luya	34	6	-	6	44,671	8	274	44,999
Rodríguez de Mendoza	18	2	5	1	24,644	-	80	24,750
Utcubamba	115	20	9	187	100,958	1	194	101,484
Total	458	65	46	51,037	295,806	51	950	348,413
%	0.13	0.02	0.01	14.65	84.90	0.01	0.27	100.00

Other websites

• Amazonas region official website Archived 2003-08-02 at the Wayback Machine
• Peru Info: Amazonas Region Archived 2005-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
• Chachapoyas map
• "Amazonas, a northern department of Peru" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.
• "Amazonas. A northern department of Peru" . New International Encyclopedia. 1905.