Tahuanía District

Tahuanía District is one of the four districts of the province Atalaya in Peru.[1]

Tahuanía District
Distrito de Tahunía
Country Peru
RegionUcayali
ProvinceAtalaya
FoundedJuly 2, 1943
CapitalBolognesi
Government
  MayorJaime Carrion Vera
Area
  Total7,016.71 km2 (2,709.17 sq mi)
Elevation
190 m (620 ft)
Population
  Total5,171
  Density0.74/km2 (1.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO250203

The district was created by Law No. 9815 of 2 July 1943, during the government of President Manuel Prado Ugarteche.[2]

In this district of the Peruvian Amazon lives the ethnic Pano group Shipibo-Conibo self-named Joni.[3]

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-01-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. «Ley N° 9815»
  3. "Pueblos Indígenas Amazónicos". www.peruecologico.com.pe. Retrieved 2020-07-18.

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