Utcubamba Province

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Utcubamba

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Country	Peru
Region	Amazonas
Founded	May 30, 1984
Capital	Bagua Grande
Area
Area Elevation (capital)	3,859.93 km²
Population (as of the 2005 Census)
Population - Total - Density	118,367 2005 census 30.7/km²
Mayor	Segundo Quiterio Hernandez Vasquez (2007)
Subdivisions	7 districts
UBIGEO	0107
Official website
www.utcubamba.ama.mp.gob.pe

A view of the city Bagua Grande

Utcubamba is one of 7 provinces of the Amazonas Region, Peru. It was created by law 23843 on May 30, 1984. Its capital is Bagua Grande and its principal attraction is the Touristic Corridor of Utcubamba where the valley becomes notably closer forming "the canyon of Utcubamba". These conditions modify the climate in a substantial way and an ecological radical change happens. The place makes itself more fresh, the vegetation most lustful with some remains of the original vegetation of the area and beautiful orchids. Some of these orchids are unique in the world. Notably picturesque cascades are observed in the rocky vertical walls that the river has worked. There are some hot springs a few meters from El Ingenio bridge.

The election of this corridor lies in the beauty of the scenery and in the tourist activities that can be generated in it, like canoeing, minor watercraft navigation, fishing and recreation sports.

[edit] Political division

Utcubamba is divided into seven districts, which are:

DISTRICT	MAYOR
Bagua Grande	Segundo Quiterio Hernandez Vasquez
Cajaruro	Antero Dueñas Davila
Cumba	Elias Diaz Benavides
El Milagro	Eva Ganni Larrain Reyes
Jamalca	Ricardo Cabrera Bravo
Lonya Grande	Antonio Homero Aguilar Tapia
Yamón	Esteban Perez Silva