Atalaya Province
| Atalaya | ||
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| Province | ||
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 Location of Atalaya in the Ucayali Region |
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| Country | Peru | |
| Region | Ucayali | |
| Founded | June 1, 1982 | |
| Capital | Atalaya | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Francisco De Asis Mendoza De Souza (2007) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 38,924.43 km2 (15,028.81 sq mi) | |
| Population 2007 census | ||
| • Total | 43,933 | |
| • Density | 1.1/km2 (2.9/sq mi) | |
| UBIGEO | 2502 | |
| Website | www.muniatalaya.gob.pe | |
Atalaya is the largest of four provinces in the Ucayali Region, in the central Amazon rainforest of Peru.
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.
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 parenthesis, are:
Coordinates: 10°44′S 73°45′W / 10.733°S 73.750°W
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