Atalaya Province
Appearance
Atalaya | |
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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 | 43,933 |
• Density | 1.1/km2 (2.9/sq mi) |
UBIGEO | 2502 |
Website | muniatalaya |
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 parentheses, are:
Places of interest
External links
- (in Spanish) Municipalidad Provincial de Atalaya - Atalaya Province council official website