Putumayo
District
Location of Putumayo in the Putumayo Province
Coordinates: 2°26′59″S 72°39′20″W / 2.44972°S 72.65556°W / -2.44972; -72.65556
Country	Peru
Region	Loreto
Province	Putumayo
Founded	July 2, 1943
Capital	San Antonio del Estrecho
Government
• Mayor	Humberto Fuentes Tello
Area
• Total	11,080.80 km² (4,278.32 sq mi)
Elevation	106 m (348 ft)
Population (2017)
• Total	3,666
• Density	0.33/km² (0.86/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	160801

Putumayo District is one of four districts of the Putumayo Province in Peru.^[1]

History

Putumayo District belonged to Maynas Province until Putumayo Province was created on May 5, 2014, in President Ollanta Humala's term.

Geography

It has an area of 34,942.9 km².