Tahuanía District Explained

Tahuanía District
Native Name:Distrito de Tahunía
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Ucayali
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Atalaya
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:July 2, 1943
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Bolognesi
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Jaime Carrion Vera
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:7016.71
Elevation M:190
Population Total:5171
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:250203

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

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

-10.0628°N -74.0075°W

Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital . Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. http://www.leyes.congreso.gob.pe/Documentos/Leyes/09815.pdf «Ley N° 9815»
  3. Web site: Pueblos Indígenas Amazónicos. 2020-07-18. www.peruecologico.com.pe.