Country Peru District Bagua Grande Website www.muniutcubamba Local time Tuesday 6:07 AM | Region Amazonas Time zone PET (UTC-5) Elevation 440 m Province Utcubamba Province | |
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Weather 22°C, Wind S at 5 km/h, 83% Humidity | ||
Bagua Grande, also known as Corazón de Amazonas(English Heart of Amazonas) is a town in northern Peru, capital of Utcubamba Province, in the region Amazonas. It has an estimated 47,396 inhabitants, having changed from a rural to an urban area after experiencing lots of immigration in the 1960s.
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Map of Bagua Grande, Peru
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.
References
Bagua Grande Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA