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Jorge Basadre Province

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Country
  
Peru

UBIGEO
  
2303

Area
  
2,929 km²

Capital
  
Locumba

Elevation
  
559 m (1,834 ft)

Founded
  
21 April 1988

Region
  
Tacna Region

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Website
  
www.munijorgebasadre.gob.pe

Jorge Basadre Province is one of four provinces in the Tacna Region in southern Peru. Its capital is Locumba. The province was created on April 21, 1988 (by law No. 24799) and is named after Jorge Basadre Grohmann, the country's most notable historian.

Contents

Map of Jorge Basadre Province, Peru

Boundaries

  • North: Moquegua Region
  • East: Candarave Province
  • South: Tacna Province
  • West: Pacific Ocean

    • Political division

    The province is divided into three districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde):

  • Ilabaya (Ilabaya)
  • Ite (Ite)
  • Locumba (Locumba)

    • Ethnic groups

    The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Aymara and Quechua descent. Spanish, however, is the language which the majority of the population (79.88%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.90% of the residents started speaking using the Aymara language and 4.01% using Quechua (2007 Peru Census).

    References

    Jorge Basadre Province Wikipedia
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