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]