Jorge Basadre Province

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Jorge Basadre
Province
Location of the province Jorge Basadre in Tacna.svg
Location of Jorge Basadre in the Tacna Region
Country Peru
Region Tacna
FoundedApril 21, 1988
Capital Locumba
Government
 • MayorJulio Victor Davalos Flores (2007)
Area
 • Total2,928.72 km2 (1,130.79 sq mi)
Elevation
559 m (1,834 ft)
Population
 • Total8,814
 • Density3.0/km2 (7.8/sq mi)
UBIGEO 2303
Websitewww.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) [1] and is named after Jorge Basadre Grohmann, the country's most notable historian. [2]

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Boundaries

Political division

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

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). [3]

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References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Ley 24799. Crean en el Departamento de Tacna la Provincia de "Jorge Basadre" Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved March 10, 2008
  2. ↑ (in Spanish) Municipalidad Provincial Jorge basadre. Municipalidad Provincial Jorge basadre. Retrieved March 10, 2008
  3. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

Coordinates: 17°36′49″S70°45′50″W / 17.61361°S 70.76389°W / -17.61361; -70.76389


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