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Punchana

Coordinates: 3°43′S 73°14′W / 3.717°S 73.233°W

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Punchana
Town
Punchana Location in Peru
Coordinates: 3°43′S 73°14′W / 3.717°S 73.233°W / -3.717; -73.233
Country	Peru
Region	Loreto
Province	Maynas
District	Punchana
Government
• Type	Democracy
• Mayor	Jane Donayre Chávez (2019-2022)
Elevation	105 m (344 ft)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (PET)
Website	www.munipunchana.gob.pe

Punchana is the capital of the Punchana District in the Maynas Province of the Loreto Region in northeastern Peru, in the Peruvian Amazon Jungle. It is a neighborhood on the outskirts of the city of Iquitos, located on the Amazon and the Nanay Rivers.

3°43′S 73°14′W / 3.717°S 73.233°W / -3.717; -73.233

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