Bagua Grande
Bagua Grande | |
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Village | |
Main plaza of Bagua Grande | |
| Nickname: "Corazón de Amazonas" (Heart of Amazonas) | |
| Coordinates: 5°45′26″S 78°26′43″W / 5.75722°S 78.44528°W | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Amazonas |
| Province | Utcubamba |
| District | Bagua Grande |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hidelfonso Guevara Honores |
| Elevation | 440 m (1,440 ft) |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2015) | 42,396 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| Website | www.muniutcubamba |
Bagua Grande is a town in the Amazonas region in northern Peru. It is capital of Utcubamba Province, and of Bagua Grande District. Bagua Grande has an estimated 42,396 inhabitants, having changed from a rural to an urban area after experiencing much immigration in the 1960s. It is called by its inhabitants Corazón de Amazonas (Spanish, 'Heart of Amazonas').