Madre de Dios (Department of Peru)
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.svg) Location of the Madre de Dios Region in Peru |
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| Coordinates: 11°59′S 70°35′W / 11.99°S 70.59°WCoordinates: 11°59′S 70°35′W / 11.99°S 70.59°W | |||
| Country | Peru | ||
| Subdivisions | 3 provinces and 11 districts | ||
| Capital | Puerto Maldonado | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 85,300.54 km2 (32,934.72 sq mi) | ||
| Highest elevation | 3,932 m (12,900 ft) | ||
| Lowest elevation | 183 m (600 ft) | ||
| Population (2005 Census) | |||
| • Total | 109,555 | ||
| • Density | 1.3/km2 (3.3/sq mi) | ||
| UBIGEO | 17 | ||
| Dialing code | 082 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | PE-MDD | ||
| Principal resources | Cotton, coffee, sugar cane, cacao beans, Brazil nuts, palm oil, gold, rice, coconut, wood. | ||
| Poverty rate | 36.7% | ||
| Percentage of Peru's GDP | 0.37% | ||
| Website | www.regionmadrededios.gob.pe | ||
Madre de Dios (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaðɾe ðe ðjos]) is a region in southeastern Peru, bordering Brazil, Bolivia and the Peruvian regions of Puno, Cusco and Ucayali, in the Amazon Basin. Its capital is the city of Puerto Maldonado.
The name of the region is derived from the Madre de Dios River, ultimately a tributary of the Amazon, and named by ethnic Spanish colonists. It is a very common Spanish language designation for the Virgin Mary, literally meaning Mother of God.
The region is almost entirely low-lying Amazon rainforest. The climate is warm and damp, with average temperatures around 26 °C (79 °F) [max.: 34 °C (93 °F), min.: 21 °C (70 °F)]. The rainy season is from December to March, when torrential rainfall causes rivers to swell and often overflow their banks. Annual precipitation can be as much as 3 metres (9.8 ft).
The north-western boundary with the Cusco Region is known as the Isthmus of Fitzcarrald, a series of small and low mountains that separate the Madre de Dios River and the Urubamba/Ucayali River basins.
Notable rivers in the Madre de Dios River watershed are the Inambari, Tambopata, Manu, Tahuamanu, Las Piedras, also known as Tacuatimanu River, Heath, Acre and Los Amigos.
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