Madre de Dios

Madre de Dios is a department in Peru. Area: 85,183 km2. Population: 67,008 (1993 census). The capital is the city of Puerto Maldonado. The name of the department is a very common Spanish-language designation for the Virgin Mary.

The department is divided in 3 provinces.

Province (Capital)

  1. Manu (Manu)
  2. Tahuamanu (Iņapari)
  3. Tambopata (Puerto Maldonado)

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