Santa Rosa de Loreto District
Santa Rosa de Loreto | |
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 Aerial view of Santa Rosa de Yavarí | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Loreto |
| Province | Mariscal Ramón Castilla |
| Founded | July 3, 2025 |
| Capital | Santa Rosa de Yavarí |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jack Yovera Peña |
| Area | |
• Total | 380.54 km2 (146.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2025[1]) | |
• Total | 3,000 |
| • Density | 7.9/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
Santa Rosa de Loreto is one of the five districts of Mariscal Ramón Castilla Province in Peru. From the administrative point of view of the Catholic Church in Peru, it forms part of the Apostolic Vicariate of San José de Amazonas. It is located near Tres Fronteras, the triple border between Peru, Colombia and Brazil.
History
| External image | |
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 A map by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers of the district[2] |
Proposals to create the district date back to 2010, when efforts took place until their approval in 2021.[3] The district was officially created on July 3, 2025, through Law N° 32403, approved by the Congress of Peru following the initiative of President Dina Boluarte. Formerly part of Yavari District,[4] its capital is Santa Rosa de Yavarí, one of three border crossings of Tres Fronteras.[5]
Its creation and inclusion of Santa Rosa Island led to the protest of president of Colombia Gustavo Petro, who claimed that Peru had usurped Colombian territory, and announced that the celebrations of the Battle of Boyacá would be moved to nearby Leticia in response.[5][6]
Politics
List of mayors
A temporary board of neighborhood delegates was established until the election of authorities in the upcoming elections of September 2025.[7]
| Mayor | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Begin | End | ||
| Jack Iván Yovera Peña[8] | — | 2025 | Incumbent |
Subdivisions
The district has two populated centres:
- Santa Rosa de Yavarí (district capital): 976 inhabitants
- Centro Poblado Menor Isla Santa Rosa: 800 inhabitants (approx.)
See also
References
- ^ Saavedra, Frank (2025-08-06). "Isla Santa Rosa en el Amazonas: así viven 3.000 habitantes en esta población ubicada en la frontera entre Colombia, Brasil y Perú". Infobae.
- ^ Chávez Cardoza, Josué (2025-08-06). "Congreso aprobó en junio la creación del distrito Santa Rosa en Loreto: estableció sus límites y fronteras". La República.
- ^ Giraldo, Clara (2025-08-25). "Así es la isla Santa Rosa: comercio, identidad y diplomacia frente a las tensiones entre Gustavo Petro y Perú". Infobae.
- ^ Bazzani, Diego (2025-08-09). "¿En qué consiste el conflicto territorial entre Perú y Colombia por la isla Santa Rosa?". France 24.
- ^ a b Giner Vásquez, Renzo (2025-08-07). "Santa Rosa, la historia detrás del distrito que crispó la relación entre Perú y Colombia". El Comercio.
- ^ Ortiz Martínez, Sebastian (2025-08-06). "La postura de Gustavo Petro genera rechazo unánime en el Perú: la historia y las claves del impasse por la isla Santa Rosa". El Comercio.
- ^ Boluarte Zegarra, Dina Ercilia (2025-07-03). "LEY Nº 32403: Ley de creación del distrito de Santa Rosa de Loreto en la provincia de Mariscal Ramón Castilla del departamento de Loreto". El Peruano.
- ^ Lancheros, Katherine (2025-08-05). "Canciller (e) Rosa Villavicencio denunció que Perú "está violando" acuerdos fronterizos, por lo que envío dos notas de protesta". Infobae.
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