Tacna is the largest of four provinces in the Department of Tacna in southern Peru located on the border with Chile and Bolivia . Its capital is Tacna .
4-604: The Tacna Province is bounded to the north by the Jorge Basadre Province and the Tarata Province , to the east by Chile and Bolivia , to the south by Chile and to the west by the Pacific Ocean . The Barroso mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: The province is divided into 11 districts ( Spanish : distritos , singular: distrito ), each of which
8-529: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Jorge Basadre Province 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 . The province is divided into three districts ( Spanish : distritos , singular: distrito ), each of which
12-563: Is headed by a mayor ( alcalde ): 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 ). 17°36′49″S 70°45′50″W / 17.61361°S 70.76389°W / -17.61361; -70.76389 This Tacna Region geography article
16-514: Is headed by a mayor ( alcalde ): The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Aymara and Quechua descent. Spanish , however, is the language which the majority of the population (80.88%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.34% of the residents started speaking using the Aymara language and 2.55% using Quechua ( 2007 Peru Census ). 18°00′53″S 70°14′56″W / 18.01466°S 70.24887°W / -18.01466; -70.24887 This Tacna Region geography article
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