Satipo (town)
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Website | www.munisatipo.gob.pe |
Satipo is a town in central
Junín Region.[1]
It is the capital of Satipo Province.
Demographics
Satipo has an estimated 30,000 inhabitants as of 2016.
History
In 1947, an earthquake devastated the town and killed 2,333 people.[2]
References
- ^ Municipalidad Provincial de Satipo. Portal de la Municipalidad Provincial de Satipo. Retrieved February 29, 2008
- ^ "Terremoto de 1947". El Comercio. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
External links
- (in Spanish) Municipal website
- http://www.nzz.ch/wirtschaft/wirtschaftspolitik/suedamerikas-neue-rolle-im-drogenhandel-1.18626835?reduced=true