Atalaya Province
| Atalaya | ||
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| Province | ||
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 Location of Atalaya in the Ucayali Region | ||
| Country | Peru | |
| Region | Ucayali | |
| Founded | June 1, 1982 | |
| Capital | Atalaya | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Francisco De Asis Mendoza De Souza (2007) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 38,924.43 km2 (15,028.81 sq mi) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 38,104 | |
| • Density | 0.98/km2 (2.5/sq mi) | |
| UBIGEO | 2502 | |
| Website | www.muniatalaya.gob.pe | |
Atalaya is the largest of four provinces in the Ucayali Region, in the central Amazon rainforest of Peru.
Languages
According to the 2007 census, Spanish was spoken as a first language by 49.1% of the population, while 37.0% spoke Asháninka, 1.7% spoke Quechua, 0.2% spoke Aymara, 11.9% spoke other indigenous languages and 0.1% spoke foreign languages.
Political division
The province is divided into four districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:
Places of interest
External links
- (Spanish) Municipalidad Provincial de Atalaya - Atalaya Province council official website
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