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Located on the Great Plains, the city has an area of 368.9 square kilometres (142.4 ), comprising the districts, and. It is approximately at coordinates 03 ° 43'46 'S 73 ° 14'18' W to 106 metres (348 feet). It is the most northern Peruvian city. It is surrounded by the Port of Iquitos, formed by the, and Itaya rivers.

The city is situated on the left bank of the Amazon River, which provides a characteristic economic life, including and transport. The Itaya and Nanay rivers limit the physical expansion of the city in that direction; new development is growing toward the south and there is a slight population density in Downtown Iquitos. Close to Iquitos are a number of lagoons and lakes; Moronococha Lake is a boundary to the city on the west.

These features make the city seem like a huge, faux. Geologically, the city is settled in a - formation composed by little-consolidated, with remains of flora or fauna, and numerous lenses of abundant. The residual soils are sandy, almost clay-like and variably deep., is a landscape due to the undulations of the caused by rain.

Climate [ ] Under the, Iquitos experience an ( Af). There is constant throughout the year, without a distinct, but a wetter summer. Temperatures range from 21 to 33 °C (70 to 91 °F). The annual average temperature is 26.7 °C (80.1 °F). The average rainfall in Iquitos is 2,616.2 millimetres (103.0 in) per year. Because the seasons are not sensitive in the equatorial zone, Iquitos has only two seasons.

The arrives in November and ends in May. March and April have the heaviest rains and humidity, with precipitations of about 300 and 280 millimetres (12 and 11 in), respectively.

In May, the Amazon River, one of the rivers surrounding the city, reaches its highest levels. It falls about 9 or 12 metres (30 or 39 ft) at its lowest point in October, and then steadily rises again cyclically according to rainfall. Offers a very different climate.

Although July and August are the driest months, they have some periods of. Sunny days and good weather are common, with high temperatures reaching 30 °C (86 °F) and an average of 32 °C (90 °F). Rainfall is more abundant here than in,,. Iquitos also has: rain or may be present in some areas of the districts, while other parts of the city are slightly cloudy or clear. The temperature may vary. The is slightly warmer than the natural climate, and would be reflected by the thermal sensation. It suffers from a phenomenon called, when the city's heat has difficulty dissipating during the night hours due to absorption by buildings and pavement.

The northeast side of Iquitos in 1987, when the population of Iquitos still maintained its rural aspect in developing as a. In 1808, Hipolito Sanchez Rangel, the of Maynas, reported that the village had 171 inhabitants of Iquitos and the 8 June 1842, date where the town was elevated to district, had just over 200 inhabitants. In 1860, according to Paz Soldan, the town had only 300 inhabitants. Two years later, the population increased to about 431 inhabitants and in 1864, there were 648 people, predominantly mestizo due to the presence of families from Borja, Santiago, Santa Teresa, Barranca and others, who fled away from the attack on the Huambisas and Aguaruna native and destroyed the villages. According to Genaro Herrera, in 1866, Iquitos had a population of 648 people.

For 1876, again the same author reports a population of 1,475 inhabitants. In 1903, in the middle of the, Iquitos had 9,438 inhabitants (census of Benito Lords), of which 542 were foreigners, most of them from Spain (95) Brazil (80), China (74), Portugal (64) and as many from Italy, England, France, Ecuador, United States, Russia, Switzerland and Morocco. Currently, Iquitos has emerged as the largest city in the and one of the most important of the Amazon in South America. Counted by the Census of 2007 with 406,340 inhabitants.

Government [ ]. The former Hotel Palace [[]] (; ) (built from 1908 to 1912) by Samuel Young Mass, located on the first block of Jiron Putumayo, in an area known as the. Iquitos has architecturally significant buildings in a particular range of structural remnants were built during the of the 1880s.

Comprise mainly /Amazonian-style buildings with imported from and, and its unique, French architecture called built by, who built the original house in for an exhibition of 1878. However, the structure is not the only European urban appeal: the city is also characterized by the rustic architecture or conventional as the, and that are located primarily in the areas of the city. Historically, the first native inhabitants of the settlements built their houses of sticks and leaves and other natural resources, which were tailored to protect the, wildlife and other hazards. The styles of housing in those settlements up the huts and cocameras, used as a large communal houses. Other peculiar conventional architectures are characterized by firmness and isothermal conditions; they are categorized into three types of home: —built with posts and —, —resistant and isothermal—, and —irm with the same isothermal condition.

The of the 1880s caused a severe change in the architectural face of Iquitos. Kaspersky Com Keygen. Foreign and brought with them the influence of countries like Spain,, France, Germany, and descendants as. Jose de Jesus Reategui and a young group built the main features of the urban city in the years of boom, including the Iglesia Matriz de Iquitos. In the Iquitos popular belief of the 19th century, was considered less humane and aesthetic, but got the became an attraction in the city, although historically the prefabricated building was not designed to Iquitos. And style also influenced the architecture of Iquitos, and defense against the rain was another prominent feature given for buildings. About 90 buildings are declared architectural heritage of Loreto. Culture and contemporary life [ ].

Max Agustin Stadium is a football team based in Iquitos. In 2005 the city's football community received the as a result of being one of the five host cities for the.

Twin towns [ ] •, Brazil • •, In popular culture [ ] • 's 1973 novel is set in Iquitos. • The movie (1982), directed by, was filmed near Iquitos. The film was inspired by the rubber baron. • The documentary The Fire Within: Jews in the Amazonian Rainforest (2008) tells the story of the Moroccan Jews, their Peruvian wives and descendants in Iquitos, and the late-20th century study and conversion by a number of the community to Judaism, followed by their migration to Israel. Notable people from Iquitos [ ] •, State Department authorized translation of the 'Star Spangled Banner' presently exhibited at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History (1901–1959) •, writer and painter, born in near Iquitos (1910–1970). •, entrepreneur and rubber baron active in Iquitos (1862–1897).

•, actress renowned for work in (1936–1983). •, Finalist See also [ ] • • • • • • References [ ].