Urarinas District

Urarinas
—  District  —
Country  Peru
Region Loreto
Province Loreto
Founded July 2, 1943
Capital Concordia
Government
 • Mayor
Area
 • Total 15,778.4 km2 (6,092.1 sq mi)
Elevation 112 m (367 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 12,025
 • Density 0.8/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 160305

Urarinas District is one of five districts of the province Loreto in Peru.[1] In addition to Jivaroan speaking peoples, a major indigenous Amazonian group residing in this District is the Urarina peoples.[2]

References

  1. ^ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ Dean, Bartholomew 2009 Urarina Society, Cosmology, and History in Peruvian Amazonia, Gainesville: University Press of Florida ISBN 978-081303378 [1]