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Moyobamba

South America

Moyobamba, also called Muyupampa or by the nicknames Santiago of Eight Valleys of Moyobamba and Maynas Capital, is the capital city of the San Martin Region in northern Peru, with 50,073 inhabitants according to the 2017 census. Some 3,500 species of orchids are native to the surrounding area, earning the city its other nickname, the City of Orchids; it is also the capital of both Moyobamba Province and Moyobamba District.

Facts
Population
64,126 1
Founding Year
1540 1
Population Estimate Year
2019 1
Elevation (m)
860 1
Latitude
6.033333 degrees south 1
Longitude
76.966667 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC-05:00 2
Sources
1. Moyobamba (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1540-07-25T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 64,126 (2019)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude -6.033333, longitude -76.966667
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 860 m
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 64126 (2019)
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2. GeoNames: Moyobamba - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3694564
    -6.03441 -76.97423 P PPLA PE 22 2201 220101 50073 741 America/Lima
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 741 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -6.25, -76.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -6.25, -76.75
-6.25 -76.75 Af
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Moyobamba (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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