Atalaya is the largest of four provinces in the Ucayali Region, in the central Amazon rainforest of Peru.
Languages
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.
Political division The province is divided into four districts (, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parentheses, are:
Raymondi (Atalaya) Sepahua (Sepahua) Tahuania (Bolognesi) Yurua (Breu)
Places of interest El Sira Communal Reserve Gran Pajonal
External links Municipalidad Provincial de Atalaya - Atalaya Province council official website