Jorge Basadre province
Jorge Basadre | |
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Location of Jorge Basadre in Peru | |
| Country | Peru |
| Department | Tacna |
| Established | April 21, 1988 |
| Capital | Locumba |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Julio Davalos Flores |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,928.72 km2 (1,130.79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 559 m (1,834 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 8,814 |
| • Density | 3.010/km2 (7.795/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 2303 |
| Website | www |
Jorge Basadre is a province of the department of Tacna, Peru. Located in the country's southern coast, it is the westernmost province of the department. Its capital is Locumba.
Etymology
The province is named after Jorge Basadre Grohmann, one of the country's most notable historians, and a native of the city of Tacna.[1]
History
The province was created on April 21, 1988, through law No. 24799,[2] prior to which its territory had belonged to Tacna province.
Politics
The province is administered by a municipal government that also administers Locumba District. The Catholic Church in Peru administers the province as part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tacna and Moquegua since 1944.
List of mayors
Since 2023, the incumbent mayor is Julio Dávalos Flores.
Subdivisions
The province is divided into three districts, each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde):
Geography
The province is the site of Toquepala mine.
Boundaries
- Northwest: Moquegua Region
- Northeast: Candarave Province
- Southeast: Tacna Province
- Southwest: Pacific Ocean
Demographics
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]
See also
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Municipalidad Provincial Jorge basadre. Municipalidad Provincial Jorge basadre. Retrieved March 10, 2008
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.