Tambopata District Explained

Tambopata
Native Name:Tampupata
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Madre de Dios
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Tambopata
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:December 26, 1912
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Puerto Maldonado
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Luis Alberto Bocangel Ramirez
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:22218.6
Elevation M:186
Population Total:51384
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:170101

Tambopata District is one of four districts of the Tambopata Province in the Madre de Dios Region in Peru.[1]

The Tambopata National Reserve and the Bahuaja-Sonene National Park are one of the most biodiverse places on earth. Records include over 700 species of birds, 1200 species of butterfly, 90 species of mammals, 120 species of reptiles and amphibians and innumerable species of insect. Over 400 species of birds have been recorded.

There are some centres dedicated to the research of eagles, snakes and all the animals that live on the Amazon River.

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Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved April 11, 2008.