Loreto Department
Map of Loreto Department
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Height
55 m (180 ft), 200 m (656 ft), 500 m (1640 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), Max altitude 2343 m (7690 ft)Permanent snow and iceWinter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in Loreto Department
Height from south to north in Loreto Department
1Ucayali85 to 146 m2Marañón86 to 158 m3Napo79 to 189 m
Natural Earth · GEBCO 2026 Grid · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)
Basic Information
Capital City: Iquitos
Population: 1,068,905 (Wikidata, 2026)
Area: 368,773 km² / 142,384 sq mi
Subdivisions: 8
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: 2 343 m
Lowest point: Laguna Salazar (55 m)
Borders
- Amazonas Department — West
- Ucayali Department — South
- Amazonas — East
- Acre — Southeast
- Amazonas Department — Northeast
- San Martin Department — Southwest
- Pastaza Province — Northwest
- Huanuco Department — South
- Putumayo Department — North
- Sucumbíos Province — North
- Orellana Province — North
- Morona-Santiago Province — Northwest