Iquitos
city of Peru, capital of Loreto region
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Summary
Iquitos is a city[1]. Iquitos ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,888 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Maynas Province[3]
- Country: Peru[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Amazon[5]
- Instance of: big city[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Caballococha[7], Leticia[8], Manaus[9], Milan[10], Moyobamba[11], Nueva Loja[12], Nuevo Rocafuerte[13], Coca[14], Tarapoto[15]
- Postal code: 65[16]
- Commons category: Iquitos[17]
- Located in time zone: UTC−05:00[18]
- Local dialing code: 65[19]
- Inception: 1750[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Iquitos[21]
- Commons gallery: Iquitos[22]
- Population: 377,609[23], 367,153[24]
- Capital of: Loreto Department[25], Maynas Province[26], Iquitos District[27]
- Official name: Iquitos[28]
- Category for people born here: Q130525201[29]
- Native label: Iquitos[30]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Iquitos[31]
- Elevation above sea level: 106 m[32]
- Area: 468.5 square mile[33]
- Geography of topic: Geografía de Iquitos[34]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Iquitos[35]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Iquitos[36]
Why It Matters
Iquitos has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Iquitos is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]