Department of Madre de Dios

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Madre de Dios (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaðɾe ðe ˈðjos] , English: Mother of God) is a department of Peru. Located in the country's southeast, it borders Brazil, Bolivia, and the Peruvian departments of Puno, Cusco, and Ucayali, in the Amazon Basin. It is also the third largest department in Peru, after Ucayali and Loreto. However, it is also the least densely populated department in Peru, as well as its least populous department. It has one of the lowest poverty rates in Peru. It is administered by a regional government. Its capital is the city of Puerto Maldonado. According to the adjusted 2025 census results, around 209,000 people lived in Madre de Dios.

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