Department of Madre de Dios
Madre de Dios
Amaru (Quechua) | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Madre de Dios within Peru | |
Interactive map of Madre de Dios | |
| Coordinates: 11°59′S 70°35′W / 11.99°S 70.59°W | |
| Country | Peru |
| Capital | Puerto Maldonado |
| Provinces | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Regional Government |
| • Governor | Luis Otsuka Salazar |
| Area | |
• Total | 85,300.54 km2 (32,934.72 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 3,932 m (12,900 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 183 m (600 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 141,070 |
| • Density | 1.6538/km2 (4.2833/sq mi) |
| Demonym | madrediosino |
| UBIGEO | 17 |
| Dialing code | 082 |
| ISO 3166 code | PE-MDD |
| Principal resources | Cotton, coffee, sugar cane, cacao beans, Brazil nuts, palm oil, gold, rice, coconut, wood. |
| Poverty rate | 36.7% |
| Percentage of Peru's GDP | 0.37% |
| Website | www.regionmadrededios.gob.pe |
Madre de Dios (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaðɾe ðe ˈðjos] ⓘ, English: Mother of God) is a department of Peru. Located in the country's southeast, it borders Brazil, Bolivia and the Peruvian departments of Puno, Cusco and Ucayali, in the Amazon Basin. It is also the third largest department in Peru, after Ucayali and Loreto. However, it is also the least densely populated department in Peru, as well as its least populous department. It has one of the lowest poverty rates in Peru. It is administered by a regional government. Its capital is the city of Puerto Maldonado.