Tahuanía District
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Tahuanía District
Distrito de Tahunía | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ucayali |
| Province | Atalaya |
| Founded | July 2, 1943 |
| Capital | Bolognesi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jaime Carrion Vera |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,016.71 km2 (2,709.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,171 |
| • Density | 0.74/km2 (1.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 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
[edit]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-01-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
- ^ «Ley N° 9815»
- ^ "Pueblos Indígenas Amazónicos". www.peruecologico.com.pe. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
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