Madre de Dios

AT A GLANCE

Madre de Dios in facts

• TypeDepartment
• CapitalPuerto Maldonado
• Population212,8722026
• Area85,301 km²

All geographic & statistical details (7)▾

Density

2 people per km²

World region

Americas · Latin America and the Caribbean · South America

National anthem

"Himno Nacional del Peru" (National Anthem of Peru) · Jose DE LA Torre Ugarte/Jose Bernardo Alzedo

ISO 3166-2 code

PE-MDD

Time zone

UTC-5

Location

12.0°S, 70.6°W

Neighbouring regions

3

Shares borders with 3 regions

• Cuzco DepartmentDepartment · 1.4 m people→
• PunoDepartment · 1.2 m people→
• UcayaliDepartment · 660,256 people→

Neighbours from Wikidata (land borders and some sea borders; only places with a page here).

Facts: Wikidata Q210896, retrieved 1 November 2026. Figures can change; check the source for the latest. Location, time zone and distances are worked out by The Landlore from Wikidata coordinates and the IANA time zone database.

FLAG & SYMBOLS

The flag and symbols of Madre de Dios

Flag

Image: Huhsunqu / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Coat of arms

Image: Marcomogollon / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Flag, coat of arms, motto and anthem: Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (credited above), retrieved 1 November 2026.

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Directory: UN M49 countries or areas, with 193 UN members, 2 observers and 53 other areas. Subdivisions: GeoNames, CC BY 4.0; filtered to this catalogue. Flags/symbols: flag-icons (MIT). Snapshot: 28 October 2026. Geographic groups are statistical. Associated-country links describe the cited relationship and do not settle sovereignty claims.