Iquitos

Iquitos
City
Clockwise from top: Iquitos cityscape at night; Iron House; minimalist architecture of the school auditorium St. Augustine; the commercial Jiron Prospero; Aquatic Avenue in the famous neighborhood of Bethlehem; Abelardo Quiñones Avenue and the vehicular traffic of motorcycle taxis; and Iquitos Cathedral.
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s): Capital of the Peruvian Amazon, The Amazonian Island
Motto: Carpent tua poma nepotes (Latin: Your children will harvest your fruits)
Iquitos Location within Loreto Departament in Peru
Coordinates: 3°44′S 73°15′W / 3.733°S 73.250°W / -3.733; -73.250
Country	Peru
Region	Loreto
Provinces	Maynas
Districts	Iquitos, Belen, Punchana, San Juan Bautista
Settled	1624
Incorporated	1866
Government
• Type	Local government
• Body	Provincial Municipality of Maynas
• Mayor of the Iquitos City	Adela Jiménez
Area
• City	1,213 km2 (468.5 sq mi)
• Land	784 km2 (302.6 sq mi)
• Water	340 km2 (132 sq mi)
Elevation	104 m (341 ft)
Population
• Estimate (2015)	437,376
• Rank	6th
• Metro	457,865
Demonym(s)	Iquiteño
Time zone	PET (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	65
ISO 3166 code	PE-LOR
Climate	Af
Website	www.munimaynas.gob.pe

Maynas

Iquitos (ⁱ/ɪˈkɪtɒs, iː-, -toʊs/), also known as Iquitos City, is the capital city of Peru's Maynas Province and Loreto Region. The largest metropolis in the Peruvian Amazon, east of the Andes, it is the sixth most populous city of Peru.

It is known as the "capital of the Peruvian Amazon." The city is located in the Great Plains of the Amazon Basin, fed by the Amazon, Nanay and Itaya rivers. Overall, it constitutes Metropolitan Iquitos, a conurbation of 471,993 inhabitants consisting of four districts: Iquitos, Punchana, Belén, and San Juan Bautista. It is the largest city in the world that cannot be reached by road – it is accessible only by river and air.