Picota

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Picota is a town in Northern Peru, capital of the province Picota in the region San Martín. There were 7,941 inhabitants, according to the 2007 census.{{in lang|es}} Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. [http://desa.inei.gob.pe/mapas/bid/ Banco de Información Digital] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423164200/http://desa.inei.gob.pe/mapas/bid/ |date=2008-04-23 }}, Retrieved June 3, 2008