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)[1] and is named after Jorge Basadre Grohmann, the country's most notable historian.[2]
Jorge Basadre | |
|---|---|
 Location of Jorge Basadre in the Tacna Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Tacna |
| Founded | April 21, 1988 |
| Capital | Locumba |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Julio Victor Davalos Flores (2007) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,928.72 km2 (1,130.79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 559 m (1,834 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 8,814 |
| • Density | 3.0/km2 (7.8/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 2303 |
| Website | www.munijorgebasadre.gob.pe |
Boundaries edit
- North: Moquegua Region
- East: Candarave Province
- South: Tacna Province
- West: Pacific Ocean
Political division edit
The province is divided into three districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde):
Ethnic groups edit
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).[3]
References edit
- ^ "Crean en el Departamento de Tacna la Provincia de "Jorge Basadre"" [The Province of "Jorge Basadre" is created in the Department of Tacna] (PDF). munijorgebasadre.gob.pe (in Spanish). Law No. 24799. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2008.
- ^ (in Spanish) Municipalidad Provincial Jorge basadre. Municipalidad Provincial Jorge basadre. Retrieved March 10, 2008
- ^ "Censos Nacionales 2007: XI de Poblacion y VI de Vivienda" [National Census 2007: XI of Population and VI of Housing]. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (in Spanish). Peru. Archived from the original on August 3, 2011.
External links edit
- (in Spanish) Official Municipal website
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