Amazonas (Peruvian department)

Amazonas
Departamento de Amazonas (Spanish)
Anqash suyu (Kichwa)
Gocta Falls in the Amazon rainforest
Flag of Amazonas
Official seal of Amazonas
Location of the Amazonas department in Peru
Location of the Amazonas department in Peru
Coordinates: 6°13′S 77°51′W / 6.22°S 77.85°W / -6.22; -77.85
CountryPeru
Subdivisions7 provinces and 83 districts
CapitalChachapoyas
Government
 • GovernorGilmer Horna Corrales
(2023–2026)
Area
 • Total39,249.13 km2 (15,154.17 sq mi)
Elevation
(Capital)
2,334 m (7,657 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total379,384
 • Density9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
UBIGEO
01
Dialing code041
ISO 3166 codePE-AMA
Principal resourcesCoffee, rice, fruits, wood
and cebu cattle.
Websitewww.regionamazonas.gob.pe

Amazonas (Spanish pronunciation: [amaˈsonas]) is a department and region in northern Peru bordered by Ecuador on the north and west, Cajamarca on the west, La Libertad on the south, and Loreto and San Martín on the east. Its capital is the city of Chachapoyas.

With a landscape of steep river gorges and mountains, Amazonas is the location of Kuelap, a huge stone fortress enclosing more than 400 stone structures; it was built on a mountain about 3,000 meters high, starting about 500 AD and was occupied to the mid-16th century. It is one of Peru's major archeological sites.