| Iquitos metropolitan area | |
| Image Alt: | Iquitos by NASA |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Peru |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Loreto |
| Subdivision Type3: | Province |
| Subdivision Type4: | Largest city |
| Leader Title: | Mayor–council government |
| Unit Pref: | US |
| Population Total: | 406.340(year 2007) 471.993(year 2015) |
| Population As Of: | 2007 Census |
| Timezone1: | PET |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
The Iquitos Metropolitan Area is the name used to refer to the Peruvian metropolitan area whose principal city is Iquitos, according to Municipality of Iquitos. According to population statistics of INEI It is the sixth most populous metropolitan area of Peru in year 2015.
According to studies of municipality of Maynas Iquitos metropolitan area consist in four districts: Iquitos, Belén, Punchana and San Juan Bautista.[1] The estimated population of INEI for the metropolitan districts in year 2015 is shown in the following table.
| Metropolitan Districts | Area km² | Houses (2007) | Density (pop./km²)* | Elevation media msl* | Distance to Iquitos (km) | Population Census 2007 | Population 2015[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iquitos. | 358,15 | 32.853 | 444,01 | 106 m.s.n.m. | 0 km | 159.023* | 150.484 |
| Belén. | 632,8 | 13.581 | 108,73 | 110 m.s.n.m. | 68.806* | 75.685 | |
| Punchana. | 1.573,39 | 15.261 | 48,58 | 105 m.s.n.m. | 76.435* | 91.128 | |
| San Juan Bautista. | 3.117,05 | 23.981 | 32,75 | 138 m.s.n.m. | 102.076* | 154.696 | |
| Total | 5.681,39 km2 | 85.676 | 71,52 | — | — | 406.340* | 471.993 |
| Sources:Census 2007,[3] Estimated Population 2015 | |||||||