Maynas (Peru)
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Sources of Information
- BGN req.(Provincia de Maynas [brief]; variants: Bajo Amazonas; Provincia Bajo Amazonas; 2nd-order administrative division, 3°00ʹS, 73°40ʹW)
- GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(adm2; 03°00ʹ00ʺS 073°40ʹ00ʺW)
- Izquierdo Ríos, H. Comandancia General de Mainas, 1976:t.p. (Comandancia General de Mainas)
- BGN req.(Provincia de Maynas [brief]; variants: Bajo Amazonas; Provincia Bajo Amazonas; 2nd-order administrative division, 3p0s00ʹS, 73p0s40ʹW)
- LC data base, 4/26/84(hdg.: Maynas, Peru)
- Col. Lipp. gaz. 1952:(Maynas prov., of which Iquitos is capital, was called Bajo Amazonas [no publs. in LC data base] until 1943, when part of the prov. was taken to form new provs.)
Wikipedia description:
Maynas is one of the eight provinces in the Loreto Region in northeastern Peru. Its capital, Iquitos, is also Loreto's regional capital and the largest city in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest.
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