Las Piedras | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Madre de Dios |
Province | Tambopata |
Founded | December 26, 1912 |
Capital | Las Piedras |
Government | |
• Mayor | José Angel Ayala Apaza |
Area | |
• Total | 7,032.21 km2 (2,715.15 sq mi) |
Elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 6,072 |
• Density | 0.86/km2 (2.2/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 170103 |
Las Piedras District is one of four districts of the province Tambopata in Peru.[1] Bordered by the Rio Mavila on the northern boundary and the Rio Las Piedras to the south, the district comprises typical uninhabited lowland neotropical rainforest:[2] Largely moist broadleaf evergreen or semi-evergreen with overstorey canopy and emergent crowns, medium layer canopy, lower canopy, shrub level and understory.[3] The forest-structure is influenced by the flood regimes of the Las Piedras River, a highly meandering, white-water affluent of the Madre de Dios River.[4]