Orellana, Peru
Orellana, Peru | |
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Village | |
 La plaza de Armas in Orellana | |
  Location of Orellana in Peru | |
| Coordinates: 6°54′42″S 75°09′27″W / 6.9117°S 75.1575°W | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Loreto |
| Province | Ucayali |
| District | Vargas Guerra |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 5,432 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
Orellana is a town in the District of Vargas Guerra of which it is the seat within Ucayali Province of Peru's Department of Loreto. It is located along the Ucayali River 660 kilometers north of Lima.[2]
The town is named after Francisco de Orellana who, in 1542, became the first European to discover the Amazon River.[2]
The town was visited by Peruvian president Juan Velasco Alvarado in 1972 during a ten day trip through the jungle regions of Peru to celebrate the fourth anniversary of his government.[2]
As of the 2017 census, the population of the town was 5,432.[1]
References
- ^ a b "DEPARTAMENTO DE LORETO". Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Archived from the original on 23 December 2022.
- ^ a b c "Hace gira por la región selvática Velasco Alvarado". La Opinion. UPI. 3 October 1972. Retrieved 13 February 2026.