Tacna Province
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| Province | |
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Tacna | |
 Location of Tacna in the Tacna Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Tacna |
| Capital | Tacna |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luis Ramon Torres Robledo (2007) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,066.11 km2 (3,114.34 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 250,509 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 2301 |
| Website |
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Tacna is the largest of four provinces in the Tacna Region in southern Peru located on the border with Chile and Bolivia. Its capital is Tacna.
Geography
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:[1]
- Awki Taypi
- Chachakumani
- Chullunkhäni
- Chunta Qullu
- Chupikiña
- Ch'alluta
- Iñuma
- Jach'a Pata
- Jach'a Qullu
- Janq'u Chawllani
- Janq'u Qalani
- Karpani
- Kunturini
- Khuruña
- Lluqu Qullu
- Piqu
- Pukata
- Pupusani
- Phaq'u Q'awa
- Qiwñani
- Qiwñuta
- Qutañani
- Q'uli Q'ulini
- Quri Qurini
- Q'asiri
- Wanq'uni
- Wanuni
- Waña Q'awa
- Warawarani
- Wayna Pawqarani
- Wila Qullu
- Wila Wilani
- Wila Willk'i
- Wiqu
Political division
The province is divided into 11 districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde):
- Alto de la Alianza
- Calana
- Ciudad Nueva
- Coronel Gregorio Albarracín Lanchipa
- Inclán
- Pachía
- Palca
- Pocollay
- Sama
- Distrito de La Yarada-Los Palos
- Tacna
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 (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).[2]
See also
Sources
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tacna Province (Tacna Region)
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
External links
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Wikisource has the text of a 1905 New International Encyclopedia article about Tacna Province. |
- (Spanish) Official website of the Tacna Province
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Coordinates: 18°00′53″S 70°14′56″W / 18.01466°S 70.24887°W