Moyobamba

Moyobamba
Muyupampa
From the top: Plaza de Armas, Punta de Tahuishco Stack, Liberty Square, Tahuishco Port, Moyobamba Cathedral
Flag of Moyobamba
Official seal of Moyobamba
Nickname(s): 
Ciudad de las Orquídeas (City of Orchids)
Antigua Capital de Maynas (Ancient Capital of Maynas)
Cuna de la cultura del oriente peruano (Cradle of the Peruvian Oriental culture)
Location of Moyobamba in Peru
Location of Moyobamba in Peru
Country Peru
RegionSan Martín
ProvinceMoyobamba
DistrictMoyobamba
FoundedJuly 25, 1540
Founded byJuan Pérez de Guevara
Government
 • MayorGastelo Huamán Chinchay
Area
 • City2,129.86 km2 (822.34 sq mi)
Elevation
860 m (2,820 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • City50,073
 • Estimate 
(2015)[1]
56,452
 • Density24/km2 (61/sq mi)
 • Urban
56,452
 • Metro
56,452
DemonymMoyobambino/a
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)

Moyobamba (Spanish pronunciation: [moʝoˈβamba]) or Muyupampa (Quechua muyu circle, pampa large plain, "circle plain") is the capital city of the San Martín Region in northern Peru. Called "Santiago of eight valleys of Moyobamba" or "Maynas capital". There are 50,073 inhabitants, according to the 2017 census.[2] Some 3,500 species of orchids are native to the area, which has led to the city's nickname of The City of Orchids. The city is the capital of both Moyobamba Province and Moyobamba District.

The city is linked by road with Tarapoto to the southeast, Rioja to the west and Bagua to the northwest. Roads connect Moyobamba to the Pacific coast by way of Bagua and Olmos to the north and Cajamarca to the southwest.

  1. ^ Perú: Población estimada al 30 de junio y tasa de crecimiento de las ciudades capitales, por departamento, 2011 y 2015. Perú: Estimaciones y proyecciones de población total por sexo de las principales ciudades, 2012-2015 (Report). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. March 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Peru: Agglomerations & Cities". CityPopulation.de. Retrieved 10 November 2013.