Peruvian Amazon - Demography

Demography

Although it is the largest region of Peru, the Peruvian Amazon is the least populated. It is home to approximately 5% of the country's population. Many indigenous people, such as those of the Aguaruna, Cocama-Cocamilla and the Urarina peoples, inhabit the jungle, some in relative isolation from the rest of the world.

The primary cities located in the Peruvian Amazon include:

• Lowland jungle
  • Iquitos with 500,000 inhabitants at 104 m (Loreto region)
  • Pucallpa, with 380,000 inhabitants at 154 m (Ucayali region)
  • Yurimaguas with 140,000 inhabitants at 182 m (Loreto region)
  • Puerto Maldonado with 104,000 inhabitants at 139 m (Madre de Dios region)
  • Tarapoto with 181,000 inhabitants at 350 m (San Martín region)
  • Jaén with 86,743 inhabitants at 729 m (Cajamarca region)
  • Moyobamba with 77,000 inhabitants at 860 m (San Martín region)
  • Bagua with 65,000 inh. at 400 m (Amazonas region)
  • Rioja with 60,000 inh. at 848 m (at San Martín region)