Satipo is a town in central Peru, in Satipo District, Satipo Province in Junín Region.Municipalidad Provincial de Satipo. Portal de la Municipalidad Provincial de Satipo. Retrieved February 29, 2008 It is the capital of the Province of Satipo.
Demographics Satipo has an estimated 25,000 inhabitants as of 2017.
History It has an important ashaninka native population, present in the region since prehispanic times. In 1898, german Augusto Hilser arrived who is considered its first colonizer. In 1922, construction of the Concepción-Satipo road started. 1947, an earthquake devastated the town and killed 2,333 people.
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External links Municipal website http://www.nzz.ch/wirtschaft/wirtschaftspolitik/suedamerikas-neue-rolle-im-drogenhandel-1.18626835?reduced=true