Jorge Basadre province
Jorge Basadre | |
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 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 |
Jorge Basadre 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]
Boundaries
[edit]- North: Moquegua Region
- East: province of Candarave
- South: province of Tacna
- 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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