Bagua Grande

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Bagua Grande
Village
Main plaza of Bagua Grande
Main plaza of Bagua Grande
Flag of Bagua Grande
Official seal of Bagua Grande
Nickname(s): 
"Corazón de Amazonas" (Heart of Amazonas)
Bagua Grande is located in Peru
Bagua Grande
Bagua Grande
Coordinates: 5°45′26″S 78°26′43″W / 5.75722°S 78.44528°W / -5.75722; -78.44528Coordinates: 5°45′26″S 78°26′43″W / 5.75722°S 78.44528°W / -5.75722; -78.44528
Country Peru
RegionAmazonas
ProvinceUtcubamba
DistrictBagua Grande
Government
 • MayorHidelfonso Guevara Honores
Elevation
440 m (1,440 ft)
Population
 • Estimate 
(2015)[1]
42,396
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
Websitewww.muniutcubamba

Bagua Grande is a town in northern Peru, capital of Utcubamba Province, in the region Amazonas. It has an estimated 42,396 inhabitants, having changed from a rural to an urban area after experiencing much immigration in the 1960s. It is called by their inhabitants Corazón de Amazonas (Spanish: "Heart of Amazonas").[2]

Climate[]

The urban area is located on a hillside by the river Utcubamba, now merged with Cajaruro District, is very warm, fertile and rainy for most of the year.

Economy[]

The economy is based on trade and agricultural production, especially of very high-quality rice, corn and coffee; trade is active with the cities of Chiclayo, Jaén and the neighboring department of San Martín. It has minor industries, of hulled and rice mills and bottling carbonated water.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Perú: Población estimada al 30 de junio y tasa de crecimiento de las ciudades capitales, por departamento, 2011 y 2015. Perú: Estimaciones y proyecciones de población total por sexo de las principales ciudades, 2012-2015 (Report). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. March 2012. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  2. ^ ABAD ALVARADO, Julio César. “Bagua Grande, Bendita Tierra”. Chiclayo. 2004. pg. 21
  3. ^ RUIZ PAREDES, Carlos A. “Utcubamba Tierra Querida”. Alas Peruanas. pg. 30- 32.

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