Tambopata District

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

Tambopata Tampupata
District
Country	Peru
Region	Madre de Dios
Province	Tambopata
Founded	December 26, 1912
Capital	Puerto Maldonado
Government
• Mayor	Luis Alberto Bocangel Ramirez
Area
• Total	22,218.6 km^2 (8,578.6 sq mi)
Elevation	186 m (610 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	51,384
• Density	2.3/km^2 (6.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	170101

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.

See also

• Condenado Lake
• Sach'awakayuq
• Tambopata River

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.