Tahuanía District is one of the four districts of the province Atalaya in Peru.[1]
Tahuanía District
Distrito de Tahunía | |
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District | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Ucayali |
Province | Atalaya |
Founded | July 2, 1943 |
Capital | Bolognesi |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jaime Carrion Vera |
Area | |
• Total | 7,016.71 km2 (2,709.17 sq mi) |
Elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 5,171 |
• Density | 0.74/km2 (1.9/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 250203 |
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]
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