Bagua Grande

Bagua Grande
Village
Main plaza of Bagua Grande
Nickname(s): "Corazón de Amazonas" (Heart of Amazonas)
Bagua Grande
Coordinates: 5°45′26″S 78°26′43″W / 5.75722°S 78.44528°WCoordinates: 5°45′26″S 78°26′43″W / 5.75722°S 78.44528°W
Country	Peru
Region	Amazonas
Province	Utcubamba
District	Bagua Grande
Government
• Mayor	Segundo Quiterio Hernandez Vasquez
Elevation	440 m (1,440 ft)
Population
• Estimate (2015)[1]	42,396
Time zone	PET (UTC-5)
Website	www.muniutcubamba

Bagua Grande, also known as Corazón de Amazonas^[2](English Heart of Amazonas) is a town in northern Peru, capital of Utcubamba Province, in the region Amazonas. It has an estimated 47.336 inhabitants, having changed from a rural to an urban area after experiencing lots of immigration in the 1960s.

Climate

The urban area is located on a hillside by the river Utcubamba, now merged with Cajaruro District, is very warm, fertile and rain for most of the year.

Economy

The economy is based on trade and agricultural production, especially of very high quality rice, corn and coffee, trade is active with the cities of Chiclayo, Jaen, and the neighboring department of San Martin. It has minor industries, of hulled and rice mills and bottling carbonated water.^[3]

References

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 2015-06-03.
2. ABAD ALVARADO, Julio César. “Bagua Grande, Bendita Tierra”. Chiclayo. 2004. pg. 21
3. RUIZ PAREDES, Carlos A. “Utcubamba Tierra Querida”. Alas Peruanas. pg. 30- 32.

External links

• Local newspaper