Atalaya province

Atalaya is the largest of four provinces in the Ucayali Region, in the central Amazon rainforest of Peru.

Atalaya
Province
Coat of arms
Location of Atalaya in the Ucayali Region
Coordinates: 10°21′S 73°09′W
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 , 2007 census
• Total	43,933
• Density	1.1/km2 (2.9/sq mi)
UBIGEO	2502
Website	muniatalaya.gob.pe

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:

• Raymondi (Atalaya)
• Sepahua (Sepahua)
• Tahuania (Bolognesi)
• Yurua (Breu)

Places of interest

• El Sira Communal Reserve
• Gran Pajonal

External links

• (in Spanish) Municipalidad Provincial de Atalaya - Atalaya Province council official website