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Atalaya province

Atalaya
Coat of arms of Atalaya
Location of Atalaya in the Ucayali Region
Location of Atalaya in the Ucayali Region
Coordinates: 10°21′S 73°09′W / 10.350°S 73.150°W / -10.350; -73.150
CountryPeru
RegionUcayali
FoundedJune 1, 1982
CapitalAtalaya
Government
 • MayorFrancisco De Asis Mendoza De Souza (2007)
Area
 • Total
38,924.43 km2 (15,028.81 sq mi)
Population
2007 census
 • Total
43,933
 • Density1.1/km2 (2.9/sq mi)
UBIGEO2502
Websitemuniatalaya.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 parentheses, are:

Places of interest


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