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Peru: Loreto Region

Contents: Provinces and Districts

The population of the provinces and districts (distritos) in the Loreto Region according to census results and latest official projections.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, literacy (a3+), ethnic group (a12+), religion (a12+)).

NameStatusPopulation
Census
1993-07-11		Population
Census
2007-10-21		Population
Census
2017-10-22		Population
Projection
2022-06-30
Alto AmazonasProvince82,946104,667137,115155,236
BalsapuertoDistrict9,16213,86816,08417,360
JeberosDistrict3,2444,1984,4954,712
LagunasDistrict11,69313,27013,42013,739
Santa CruzDistrict3,6044,0944,1744,296
Teniente César López RojasDistrict4,8745,8926,0606,259
YurimaguasDistrict50,36963,34592,882108,870
Datem del MarañónProvince30,95849,57156,69860,822
Andoas (← Pastaza)District...9,37514,06916,425
BarrancaDistrict7,81711,86414,83216,355
CahuapanasDistrict5,0816,8227,6128,052
MansericheDistrict6,4549,0179,2539,506
MoronaDistrict1,0516,3564,8354,355
PastazaDistrict...6,1376,0976,129
LoretoProvince49,36262,16568,68173,271
NautaDistrict25,70728,68132,02034,208
ParinariDistrict7,2597,2926,3836,081
TigreDistrict5,5647,3047,4047,622
TrompeterosDistrict3,8077,4509,82111,281
UrarinasDistrict7,02511,43813,05314,079
Mariscal Ramón CastillaProvince32,90054,82957,36659,953
PebasDistrict12,59013,62412,69412,538
Ramón CastillaDistrict15,68618,78322,35624,655
San PabloDistrict...12,19712,38812,762
YavaríDistrict4,62410,2259,9289,998
MaynasProvince385,415483,458527,866559,603
Alto NanayDistrict2,2712,6173,0823,372
Belén (← Iquitos)District...68,80669,60871,162
Fernando LoresDistrict16,59619,12714,95713,577
IndianaDistrict13,50812,19811,64811,604
IquitosDistrict...159,023160,497164,196
Las AmazonasDistrict10,78210,3318,7608,249
MazánDistrict11,46813,09813,69214,164
NapoDistrict12,11014,88216,76617,988
PunchanaDistrict52,79476,43585,04790,609
San Juan Bautista (← Iquitos)District...102,076138,862159,614
Torres CausanaDistrict4,2384,8654,9475,068
Putumayo (← Maynas)Province6,4639,5349,0939,078
PutumayoDistrict......4,2204,452
Rosa Panduro (← Putumayo)District......603608
Teniente Manuel ClaveroDistrict...3,8962,8182,408
Yaguas (← Putumayo)District......1,4521,610
RequenaProvince53,67665,69263,71464,100
Alto TapicheDistrict1,7931,9471,6671,579
CapeloDistrict3,1913,9412,6392,224
Emilio San MartínDistrict6,0476,9116,7696,821
Jenaro Herrera (← Saquena)District...5,1165,0245,065
MaquíaDistrict7,2367,9058,3848,758
PuinahuaDistrict4,2525,2984,6824,498
RequenaDistrict20,31425,98727,23228,209
SaquenaDistrict...4,5363,4383,074
SoplinDistrict502613666706
TapicheDistrict8041,042955934
YaqueranaDistrict1,6182,3962,2582,232
UcayaliProvince45,56261,81661,36462,821
ContamanaDistrict17,10623,18426,82528,991
InahuayaDistrict1,4332,1431,7881,698
Padre MárquezDistrict3,0955,5603,8043,239
Pampa HermosaDistrict3,6037,3226,3266,078
SarayacuDistrict13,31215,38815,04915,320
Vargas GuerraDistrict7,0138,2197,5727,495
LoretoRegion687,282891,732981,8971,044,884

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática, Peru (web).

Explanation: The tabulated results of the 2017 census are adjusted for underenumeration. Area figures are computed by using geospatial data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2017)
Males496,242
Females485,655
Age Groups (C 2017)
0-14 years363,084
15-64 years562,224
65+ years56,589
Age Distribution (C 2017)
90+ years1,251
80-89 years9,487
70-79 years24,883
60-69 years48,478
50-59 years75,612
40-49 years102,677
30-39 years129,437
20-29 years143,203
10-19 years203,497
0-9 years243,373
Urbanization (C 2017)
Rural316,005
Urban665,892
Literacy (A3+) (C 2017)
yes776,040
no140,191
Ethnic Group (A12+) (C 2017)
Quechua9,680
Aymara513
Afro-Peruvian18,779
White13,063
Mestizo522,904
Other group72,581
Religion (A12+) (C 2017)
Catholics461,550
Evangelicals167,801
Other religion29,834
No religion29,373